** FILE ** Venice Film Festival director Gillo Pontecorvo, right, presents as Italian musician Ennio Morricone holds his ''Golden Lion'' career award for his lifetime achievements at the 52nd Venice Film Festival in this Sept. 9, 1995 file photo. Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo, who directed the black-and-white classic "The Battle of Algiers," has died in Rome, hospital officials said Friday. He was 86. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini, files)