Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

(2004)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2004

Runtime: 52 мин

Country: United States of America

Cast: Gillo Pontecorvo, Saadi Yacef, Ennio Morricone, Jean Martin, Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Tullio Kezich, Marcello Gatti, Fouzia El Kader, Noureddine Brahimi

Plot

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.