Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
2004-08-01
7.2
52 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gillo Pontecorvo | Self | Unowned |
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Yacef Saâdi | Self | Unowned |
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Ennio Morricone | Self | Unowned |
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Jean Martin | Self | Unowned |
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Brahim Hadjadj | Ali La Pointe (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mohamed Ben Kassen | Petit Omar | Unowned |
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Tullio Kezich | Self | Unowned |
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Marcello Gatti | Self | Unowned |
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Fouzia El Kader | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Noureddine Brahimi | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Fatiha Djoudi | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Irene Bignardi | Self | Unowned |
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Mario Morra | Self | Unowned |