
Film
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004 · 17m · Documentary
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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
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
Crew
- Abbey LustgartenProducer
- Kim HendricksonProducer
- Peter BeckerExecutive Producer
- Jonathan TurellExecutive Producer
- Nicholas BlairDirector of Photography
- Gary BradleyEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 1, 2004
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 17m
- Genres
- Documentary
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