Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

2004 en 17 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

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 .

Trailer

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Self

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Self

Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel

Self

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

Self

Similar Movies

Life Itself

Life Itself

en

July 4, 2014

Rester là-bas

Rester là-bas

fr

January 1, 1992

Let Them All Go

Let Them All Go

fr

January 1, 2019

In Mansourah You Separated Us

In Mansourah You Separated Us

fr

November 5, 2019

Scream

Scream

en

April 12, 2021

Alfonso Sánchez

Alfonso Sánchez

es

January 1, 1980

143 Sahara Street

143 Sahara Street

fr

June 16, 2021

Algérie Tours Détours

Algérie Tours Détours

fr

November 11, 2007

Fratricide in Allah's Name

Fratricide in Allah's Name

en

January 1, 1997

The Silence of the River

The Silence of the River

fr

November 15, 1991

Algeria, Memoirs of Raï

Algeria, Memoirs of Raï

fr

January 2, 2001

Cheb Hasni, Je vis encore !

Cheb Hasni, Je vis encore !

fr

January 2, 2008

Algeria in Flames

Algeria in Flames

ar

January 2, 1958