Editing Algerian War (section)

== Films ==
{{Main|List of films about the Algerian War}}
[[File:Saadi Yacef 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|Former [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]] member [[Saadi Yacef]] starred and co-produced ''[[The Battle of Algiers]]'' (1966) by Italian filmmaker [[Gillo Pontecorvo]], which was critically acclaimed for its sense of historical authenticity and cast who had lived through the real war.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Slow Looking: The Ethics and Politics of Aesthetics: Jill Bennett, Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary Art (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2005); Mark Reinhardt, Holly Edwards, and Erina Duganne, ''Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain'' (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2007); Gillo Pontecorvo, director, ''The Battle of Algiers'' (Criterion: Special Three-Disc Edition, 2004)|first=Michael J.|last=Shapiro |date=1 August 2008|journal=[[Millennium: Journal of International Studies]]|volume=37|pages=181–197|doi=10.1177/0305829808093770}}</ref>]]
* ''[[Jamila, the Algerian]]'' (1958). Egyptian film by [[Youssef Chahine]]; about [[Djamila Bouhired]].
* ''[[Le Petit Soldat]]'' by [[Jean-Luc Godard]] (1960). [[Censorship in France|Banned until 1963]] because some scenes contained [[torture during the Algerian War|torture]]. The title translates to "The Little Soldier".
* ''Octobre à Paris'' by Jacques Panijel (1961). The title translates to "October in Paris".
* ''[[Muriel (film)]]'' by [[Alain Resnais]] (1962). "Muriel" is a character's name.
* ''[[Commando (1962 film)]]''
* ''[[Lost Command]]'' by [[Mark Robson (film director)]] (1966). The French title, ''Les Centurions'', translates to "The Centurions".
* ''[[The Battle of Algiers (film)|The Battle of Algiers]]'' by [[Gillo Pontecorvo]] (1966). It was banned in France for five years.
* ''Elise ou la vraie vie'' by Michel Drach (1970).
* ''Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès'' by René Vautier (1972).
* ''La Guerre d'Algérie'', a documentary film by [[Yves Courrière]] (1972). The title translates to "The Algerian War".
* ''R.A.S'' by [[Yves Boisset]] (1973)
* ''[[Wild Reeds]]'' by [[André Téchiné]] (1994)
* "Deserter" by Martin Huberty (2002)
* ''La Trahison'' by [[Philippe Faucon]] (2005). Adapted from a novel by Claude Sales on the presence of Muslim soldiers in the French Army. The title translates to, "The Treason".
* ''Nuit noire'' by Alain Tasma (2005). On the [[Paris massacre of 1961]]. The title translates to "Black Night".
* ''[[Caché (film)|Caché]]'' by [[Michael Haneke]] (2005). On the [[Paris massacre of 1961]]. The movie is often known in English by its French name's translation, "Hidden".
* ''Harkis'' by Alain Tasma (2006). The title refers to [[Harki|ethnically Algerian French]] [[Auxiliaries (military)|military auxiliaries]].
* ''[[Mon colonel]]'' by Laurent Herbier (2007). The title translates to "My [[Colonel]]".
* ''[[L'Ennemi Intime]]'' by [[Florent Emilio Siri]] (2007). Scenario by Patrick Rotman which depicts the use of [[Napalm]].<ref name=StoraSiri>[[Benjamin Stora]], "Avoir 20 ans en Kabylie", in ''[[L'Histoire]]'' n°324, October 2007, pp.28–29 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
* ''[[Cartouches Gauloises]]'' by Mehdi Charef (2007)
* ''Balcon sur la mer'' by Nicole Garcia (2010). About the adult lives of two children who survive the siege of Oran. The title translates to, "Balcony on the Ocean".
* ''[[Outside the Law (2010 film)|Outside the Law]]'' by [[Rachid Bouchareb]] (2010)
* ''[[La Valise ou le Cercueil]]'' (2011). French documentary film.
* ''[[Ce que le jour doit à la nuit]]'' by [[Alexandre Arcady]] (2012)
* ''[[Far from Men]]'' by [[David Oelhoffen]] (2014). Based on the short story [[The Guest (short story)|The Guest]], by [[Albert Camus]].