Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
    2004

    Synopsis

    To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who discuss the process of representing Algeria's struggle for independence and the challenges of presenting a balanced view of the conflict.

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    Cast

    • Gillo PontecorvoSelf
    • Yacef SaâdiSelf
    • Ennio MorriconeSelf
    • Jean MartinSelf
    • Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe (archive footage)
    • Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
    • Tullio KezichSelf
    • Marcello GattiSelf
    • Fouzia El KaderSelf (archive footage)
    • Noureddine BrahimiSelf (archive footage)

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