Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
movie

Released August 01, 2004
Genres:
Overview
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

Gillo Pontecorvo
as
Self

Yacef Saâdi
as
Self

Ennio Morricone
as
Self

Jean Martin
as
Self

Brahim Hadjadj
as
Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen
as
Petit Omar

Tullio Kezich
as
Self

Marcello Gatti
as
Self

Fouzia El Kader
as
Self (archive footage)

Noureddine Brahimi
as
Self (archive footage)
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Fatiha Djoudi
as
Self (archive footage)
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Irene Bignardi
as
Self
Crew

Antonio Monda
as
Producer
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Fumiko Takagi
as
Executive Producer
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Abbey Lustgarten
as
Producer
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Jonathan Turell
as
Executive Producer
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Kim Hendrickson
as
Producer
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Tara Young
as
Editor
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Alexandre Mabilon
as
Producer
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Nicholas Blair
as
Director of Photography

Peter Becker
as
Executive Producer