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The Battle of Algiers : Opening Sequence

An informant tells the French Army the spot where Ali la Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj) is hiding. Opening credits roll.

Opening Sequence

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Credits, Opening, backlighting, camera leading, close-up, dissolve, dolly shot, flashback (anelipsis), following shot, high angle, lighting, location, long shot, low angle, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, mobile framing, music, empathetic, music, nondiegetic, musical theme , natural lighting, opening sequence, pan, retrospective plot, superimposed titles

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"Opening Sequence" in The Battle of Algiers. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Igor Film, 1966, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=4124

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