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.
Title | Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers |
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Year | 2004 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | The Criterion Channel |
Cast | Gillo Pontecorvo, Yacef Saâdi, Ennio Morricone, Jean Martin, Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen |
Crew | Kim Hendrickson (Producer), Abbey Lustgarten (Producer), Alexandre Mabilon (Producer), Antonio Monda (Producer), Fumiko Takagi (Executive Producer), Jonathan Turell (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | guillotine, balance, background |
Release | Aug 01, 2004 |
Runtime | 52 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.20 / 10 by 4 users |