Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)The Criterion Collection(2004)
DVD · Digipak · Special Edition
This is the 2004 The Criterion Collection DVD Digipak edition of Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004), “Special Edition”, with barcode 037429195628.
Edition facts
- Format
- DVD
- Distributor
- The Criterion Collection
- Case type
- Digipak
- Release year
- 2004
- UPC
- 037429195628
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Rating
- NR
About the film
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at the Battle of Algiers through the eyes of five established and accomplished filmmakers; Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, Julian Schnabel and Mira Nair. They discuss how the shots, cinematography, set design, sound and editing directly influenced their own work and how the film's sequences look incredibly realistic, despite the claim that everything in the film was staged .
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Spike Lee
Production: The Criterion Channel