Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
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 .
Top Cast

Brahim Hadjadj
as Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen
as Petit Omar
Petit Omar

Spike Lee
as Self
Self
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