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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
(2004)10.0 / 10(1 votes)
2004-08-01
17 min
4K / 1080p FHDSynopsis
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 .
StatusReleased
Top Billed Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Spike Lee
Self
Oliver Stone
Self
