
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers (2004)
0h 52m | PG-13
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.
Director: N/A
Studio: The Criterion Channel
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast

Gillo Pontecorvo
as Self

Yacef Saâdi
as Self

Ennio Morricone
as Self

Jean Martin
as Self

Brahim Hadjadj
as Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen
as Petit Omar