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 .
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Brahim Hadjadj
as Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
as Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Mohamed Ben Kassen
as Petit Omar
as Petit Omar
Spike Lee
as Self
as Self
Oliver Stone
as Self
as Self
Mira Nair
as Self
as Self
Steven Soderbergh
as Self
as Self
Julian Schnabel
as Self
as Self
Gillo Pontecorvo
as Self
as Self
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Nicholas Blair
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Gary Bradley
Editor
Editor
Peter Becker
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Abbey Lustgarten
Producer
Producer
Jonathan Turell
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Kim Hendrickson
Producer
Producer
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