Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
    2004

    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 .

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    Cast

    • Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe (archive footage)
    • Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
    • Spike LeeSelf
    • Oliver StoneSelf
    • Mira NairSelf
    • Steven SoderberghSelf
    • Julian SchnabelSelf
    • Gillo PontecorvoSelf

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