The Battle of Algiers Page #4
VOICES PARAS:
Why are they breathing so heavily?
Fear ...
Air ...
They haven't got enough air inside ...
And again the voice of the captain, clear and somewhat distant:
CAPTAIN:
(off)
Make up your mind, Ali? Do you want us to
wall you in, or do you prefer that we
blow you to pieces? ... Alright. So much
the worse for you.
Ali's expression is still firm; his stare is dark and sullen.
6VIEWS OF THE CASBAH. OUTSIDE. DAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1954.
The Casbah:
compressed humanity, swarming in the alleyways, on thesteps, in the cafes, in the Arab baths, in the mosques, and in the
markets; a tangle of voices, gestures, faces, veiled women, eyes.
Someone is putting up a handbill, another distributes them.
SPEAKER:
"National Liberation Front! Algerian
brothers! The time has come to break
loose at long last from the bonds of
misery in which one hundred and thirty
years of colonial oppression has kept us
chained. The moment of struggle is near;
our goal -- national independence ..."
7VIEWS OF THE EUROPEAN CITY. OUTSIDE. DAY.
The European city: reinforced concrete, asphalt, steel, lights, shop
windows, buildings, automobiles. A steady rhythm of efficiency, music,
cordiality, an apéritif.
SPEAKER:
"In order to avoid a fatal and bloody
conflict, we propose an honorable program
of discussion to the French authorities,
on condition that they recognize the right
of our people to self-government ..."
And the Algerians who work in the European city, the dockers, waiters,
laborers, street-cleaners, farm-hands, and gardeners.
SPEAKER:
"Algerians unite! Be ready for action!
The National Liberation Front calls you to
struggle."
Unemployed, peddlers, beggars, shoeshine boys ...
8STREET CARD GAME. OUTSIDE. DAY.
Two hands are moving; one over the other, they criss-cross with
incredible speed; at the same time, they are shifting three small
pieces of wood which appear to be identical. The hand movements are
marked by a kind of Algerian CHANT.
From time to time, the pieces of wood are overturned for a split second
so that the other sides are visible. Robust hands, thick, unusually
agile for their size. The hands of Ali la Pointe, younger then, twenty-
four years old.
A European quarter of Algiers. Coming and going of people, automobile
traffic. On the sidewalk a small group of European and two Algerian
boys.
Other passersby stop to watch. The group crowds around the stand where
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Battle of Algiers" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_battle_of_algiers_694>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In