Guns of Freedom (1961)
• January 1st, 1961 • 0h 27min
Documentary, War
Overview
This docu-fiction recounts the difficulties overcome by an ALN detachment whose perilous mission is to transport weapons and ammunition from Tunisia across the Algerian Sahara during the Algerian liberation war (1954-1962) against the French army of occupation.
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