Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

Name: Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Released: 2004-7-1
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gillo Pontecorvo, Yacef Saâdi, Ennio Morricone, Jean Martin, Brahim Hadjadj

Movie

Title	Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
User score	7.2
Release date	Aug 1, 2004
Genre	Documentary
Production country	United States of America
Production companies	The Criterion Channel
Run time	52 min.

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.