Release Date

01 Aug, 2004

Runtime

00:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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 .

Original Title

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

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Actors

Brahim Hadjadj

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Spike Lee

Oliver Stone

Mira Nair

Steven Soderbergh

Julian Schnabel

Gillo Pontecorvo

Crew

Jonathan Turell

Peter Becker

Abbey Lustgarten

Nicholas Blair

Gary Bradley

Kim Hendrickson