Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

1/8/2004 0h 17m 10.0/10

Overview

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 .

Director

Top Billed Cast

Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Self

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Self

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