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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

2004 • 0h17m Documentary

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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 .

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Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Spike Lee

Release date

8/1/2004

Status

Released

Origin country

US

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