Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
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.
Top Billed Cast
Gillo Pontecorvo
Self
Yacef Saâdi
Self
Ennio Morricone
Self
Jean Martin
Self
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Featured Crew
Kim Hendrickson
Producer
Abbey Lustgarten
Producer
Alexandre Mabilon
Producer
Antonio Monda
Producer
Fumiko Takagi
Executive Producer
Jonathan Turell
Executive Producer
Nicholas Blair
Director of Photography
Tara Young
Editor
Peter Becker
Executive Producer
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