Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004•17m•10.0•Released
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 .
Languages
English, Arabic, French
Studio
The Criterion Channel
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
Production
Company
The Criterion Channel
Producer
Abbey Lustgarten
Producer
Kim Hendrickson
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