Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)
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 .
https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/five-directors-on-the-battle-of-algiers
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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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Spike Lee as Self |
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Oliver Stone as Self |
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Mira Nair as Self |
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Steven Soderbergh as Self |
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Julian Schnabel as Self |
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Gillo Pontecorvo as Self |
| Production | Abbey Lustgarten | Producer |
| Production | Peter Becker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Turell | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Nicholas Blair | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gary Bradley | Editor |
| Production | Kim Hendrickson | Producer |
