San Francisco Public Library

The Battle of Algiers, Casbah-Film présente ; un film de Gillo Pontecorvo ; scénario de Franco Solinas ; production Casbah Films, Igor Film ; produit par Yacef Saadi

Originally released as a motion picture in 1966Based on: Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger / Saadi YacefSpecial 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

Midwest Tape

black and white

monaural

Director of photography, Marcello Gatti ; editors, Mario Serandrei & Mario Morra ; music, Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo ; production designer, Sergio Canevari

other

Director-approved two-disc Blu-ray special edition.

9781604654608

videodisc

Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Omar

2 videodiscs (121 min.), sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)744675829

Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); mono; requires Blu-ray player

715515085113

CC2042BD -- The Criterion Collection

Blu-ray disc