Criterion Collection: The Battle Of Algiers
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- Released
- 28/09/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- Documentary
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- Region-free
Description
Gillo Pontecorvo's presents a harrowing, documentary-style depiction of the Algerian's people's struggle to liberate themselves from France between 1954 and 1962. The film creates a stunning illusion of realism by combining actual newsreel footage with staged sequences featuring amateur and professional actors playing characters based on real people (including Saadi Yacef, the one-time leader of the FLN in occupied Algiers). With it's depiction of political torture and violence retaining every bit of the impact they had upon the film's original release, THE BATTLE FOR ALGIERS was re-released theatrically in 2003 to great acclaim and reevaluation. Winner of 11 International Film awards.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Audio Format
- Arabic
- Mono - French
- Subtitle Language
- English
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 121
- Number of Discs
- 3
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- Disc Layers
- 3
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Production Notes
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Year of release
- 1966
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Series
- Criterion Collection
- Label / Studio
- CRITERION
- Transfer Aspect Ratio
- 16:9
- Cast & Crew
- Dan Savio (Composer)
- Ennio Morricone (Composer)
- Leo Nichols (Composer)
- Franco Solinas (Screenwriter)
- Gillo Pontecorvo (Screenwriter)
Additional Information
- 2. Re-release Trailer
- Documentaries - 1. THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS AND HISTORY
- Documentaries - 1. THE MAKING OF THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
- Documentary - 1. RETURN TO ALGIERS
- Featurette - 1. Directors On THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
- Featurette - 1. HOW TO WIN THE BATTLE BUT LOSE THE WAR
- Featurette - 2. ETATS D'ARMES
- Poster Gallery
- Trailer - 2. Re-release Trailer
- Trailer - 2. THE DICTATORSHIP OF TRUTH
- Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
