Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers (2004)
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who discuss the process of representing Algeria's struggle for independence and the challenges of presenting a balanced view of the conflict.
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Gillo Pontecorvo as Self |
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Yacef Saâdi as Self |
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Ennio Morricone as Self |
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Jean Martin as Self |
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Brahim Hadjadj as Ali La Pointe (archive footage) |
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Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar |
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Tullio Kezich as Self |
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Marcello Gatti as Self |
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Fouzia El Kader as Self (archive footage) |
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Noureddine Brahimi as Self (archive footage) |
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Fatiha Djoudi as Self (archive footage) |
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Irene Bignardi as Self |
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Mario Morra as Self |
| Editing | Tara Young | Editor |
| Production | Fumiko Takagi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Hendrickson | Producer |
| Camera | Nicholas Blair | Director of Photography |
| Production | Antonio Monda | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Turell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Abbey Lustgarten | Producer |
| Production | Alexandre Mabilon | Producer |
| Production | Peter Becker | Executive Producer |
