Documentary
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
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Release2004→
Runtime0H 17M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at the Battle of Algiers through the eyes of five established and accomplished filmmakers; Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, Julian Schnabel and Mira Nair. They discuss how the shots, cinematography, set design, sound and editing directly influenced their own work and how the film's sequences look incredibly realistic, despite the claim that everything in the film was staged .
Principal Cast8

Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar

Spike Lee
Self

Oliver Stone
Self

Mira Nair
Self

Steven Soderbergh
Self

Julian Schnabel
Self

Gillo Pontecorvo
Self
Media5
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Keywords
algerianorth africafilm criticalgerian war (1954-62)battle of algiersanti-colonialismdjazairindependance warla bataille d'alger
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Countries:United States of America
Production:The Criterion Channel
























