[Movie Script]Battle of Algiers, The

The Battle of Algiers

1	VILLA HEADQUARTERS. INSIDE. NIGHT.



Inside a three-story villa, just built, with whitewashed walls.

An elevator shaft is empty, the large cables dangle.
On every landing two apartments. The front doors are wide open.

Whitewash on the floor of the halls, swirls of whitewash on the

windowpanes, naked light bulbs hung from electric wires. The rooms

contain hardly any furnishings.
The kitchens are still without sinks and stoves.



	An agitated bustle, a rhythm of efficiency. Paratroopers go up and

down the stairs, pass along the halls, enter and leave the rooms.
The sounds in the background are indecipherable.
	SHOUTED ORDERS, CRIES, HOWLS.



	SHOUTS, HALF-SPOKEN REMARKS, LAUGHS.



	SOMEWHERE A GRAMOPHONE IS PLAYING AT FULL BLAST.



The scene is tense. No pauses.




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