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.

• Release date
• August 1, 2004
• Runtime
• 52 min
• Genres
• Documentary

Cast

Gillo Pontecorvo Self Yacef Saâdi Self Ennio Morricone Self Jean Martin Self Brahim Hadjadj Ali La Pointe (archive footage) Mohamed Ben Kassen Petit Omar Tullio Kezich Self Marcello Gatti Self