La bataille d'Alger
(Blu-ray)

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Contributors
Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919-2006, film director,
Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, screenwriter.
Saadi, Yacef, 1928-2021 film producer.
Haggiag, Brahim, actor.
Martin, Jean, 1922-2009, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Edition
Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special ed.
ISBN
9781604654608, 1604654600
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Checked Out
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special ed.
Language
Arabic
ISBN
9781604654608, 1604654600
UPC
715515085113

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.
General Note
Based on: Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger / Saadi Yacef.
General Note
Accompanying booklet includes an essay by film scholar Peter Matthews; a reprinted interview with writer Franco Solinas; and brief biographies on the key figures in the French-Algerian War.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: "Gillo Pontecorvo : the dictatorship of truth," a documentary narrated by literary critic Edward Said; "Marxist poetry : the making of The battle of Algiers," a documentary featuring interviews with Pontecorvo, Gatti, and composer Ennio Morricone, among others; interview with Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone on the film's influence, style, and importance; production gallery; theatrical and rerelease trailers. Disc 2: "Remembering history," a documentary on the Algerian experience of the battle for independence; "États d'armes," a documentary excerpt featuring senior French military officers recalling the use of torture and execution to combat the Algerian rebellion; "The battle of Algiers : a case study," a video piece featuring U.S. counterterrorism experts; "Gillo Pontecorvo's return to Algiers," a documentary in which the filmmaker revisits the country after three decades of independence.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Marcello Gatti ; editors, Mario Serandrei & Mario Morra ; music, Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo ; production designer, Sergio Canevari.
Participants/Performers
Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Omar.
Description
Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); mono.
System Details
Requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Arabic and French dialogue, with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Venice Film Festive, Golden Lion, 1966; International Film Critics Award, 1966; City of Venice Award, 1966.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pontecorvo, G., Solinas, F., Saadi, Y., Haggiag, B., Martin, J., Kerbash, S., Paletti, U., Gatti, M., Morricone, E., & Saadi, Y. (2011). La bataille d'Alger (Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special ed.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gillo Pontecorvo et al.. 2011. La Bataille D'Alger. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gillo Pontecorvo et al.. La Bataille D'Alger The Criterion Collection, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pontecorvo, Gillo, et al. La Bataille D'Alger Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special ed., The Criterion Collection, 2011.

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