Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

10.0 17 min Movie
Documentary

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 .

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Cast

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

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