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 Battle of Algiers review Product Description
Gillo Pontecorvo's presents a harrowing, documentary-style depiction of the Algerian's people's struggle to liberate themselves from France between 1954 and 1962. The film creates a stunning illusion of realism by combining actual newsreel footage with staged sequences featuring amateur and professional actors playing characters based on real people (including Saadi Yacef, the one-time leader of the FLN in occupied Algiers). With it's depiction of political torture and violence retaining every bit of the impact they had upon the film's original release, THE BATTLE FOR ALGIERS was re-released theatrically in 2003 to great acclaim and reevaluation. Winner of 11 International Film awards.
"The Battle of Algiers" was the first feature film produced in Algeria by Algerians (although the director and much of the film's crew were Italian).
Screened at 1966 Venice Film Festival. ...See Full Description
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Battle of Algiers video Product Details
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Orig Year | 1966 |
| CD Universe Part number | 8528946 |
| Catalog number | 2042 |
| Discs | 2 |
| Release Date | Aug 09, 2011 |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Running Time | 121 Minutes |
| Movie Details | B&W; Criterion Collection |
Battle of Algiers DVD Features
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Note: Disc one:
High-definition transfer, supervised by director of photography Marcello Gatti, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship Truth, a documentary narrated by literary critic Edward Said
Morxist poetry: The making of "The Battle of Algiers," a documentary featuring interviews with Pontecorvo, Gatti, and composer Ennio Morricone, among others
Interviews with Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone on the film's influence, style, and importance
Production gallery
Theatrical and rerelease trailers
Disc two: History and the Film:
Remembering History a documentary on the Algerian experience of the battle for independence
"États d'armes," a documentary exerpt featuring senior French military officers recalling the use of torture and execution to combat the Algerian rebellion
"The Battle of Algiers": A Case Study, a video piece featuring U.S. counterterrorism experts
Gillo Pontecorvo's Return to Algiers, a documentary in which the filmmaker revisits the country after three decades of independece
Special Edition
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Arabic, French
Subtitles - English
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