Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

2004-08-01 United States of America 17 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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 .

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj is Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Mohamed Ben Kassen is Petit Omar
Petit Omar
Spike Lee is Self
Self
Oliver Stone is Self
Self
Mira Nair is Self
Self
Steven Soderbergh is Self
Self
Julian Schnabel is Self
Self
Gillo Pontecorvo is Self
Self

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