2004
10.0 (1 votes)
0h 17m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
The Criterion Channel
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
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 .
Key Crew
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten, Kim Hendrickson
Director of Photography: Nicholas Blair
Top Cast
Videos
Spike Lee, Mira Nair, and Steven Soderbergh on The Battle of Algiers
