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Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo (1919–2006) was an Italian film director and former anti-fascist partisan. His film The Battle of Algiers (1966), made in Algeria with largely non-professional actors, won the Golden Lion at Venice and became one of the most influential political films ever made. His other works include Kapò (1960) and Burn! (1969), starring Marlon Brando.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gillo Pontecorvo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gillo-pontecorvo
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