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Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

7.2 52 mins Documentary   2004
The Criterion Channel  
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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.

Casts of Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

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)

Fatiha Djoudi

as Self (archive footage)

Irene Bignardi

as Self

Mario Morra

as Self

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