Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

72%% | Aug 01, 2004 | Documentary

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.

Featured Cast

Kim Hendrickson
Producer
Abbey Lustgarten
Producer

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)
Fouzia El Kader
Self (archive footage)
Noureddine Brahimi
Self (archive footage)