The battle of Algiers - Morricone, Ennio 1928-2020 (The Criterion Collection, 2004)
Aspect ratio 1.85:1, 16:9 widescreen . - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Orig.: Italien, Algerien, 1966
Enth. production gallery ; theatrical and re-release trailers ; "Five directors" (17 mins., 2004): Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone on the film's influence, style, and importance ; "Ètats d'armes" (2002): a 28-minute documentary excerpt featuring senior French military officers recalling the use of torture and execution to combat the rebellion ; "The battle of Algiers" : a case study (25 mins., 2004): Richard A. Clarke, former national counterterrorism coordinator and author of "Against all enemies: inside America's war on terror", discusses the film's relevance with Michael A. Sheehan, former State Department coordinator for counterterrorism, in a conversation moderated by Christopher E. Isham, chief of investigate projects for ABC news ; a 56-page book featuring excerpts from Saadi Yacef's original account of his arrest, a reprinted excerpt from the film's screenplay, a reprinted interview with co-writer Franco Solinas, a new essay by film scholar Peter Matthews, and biographical sketches on key figures in the French-Algerian war
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Keywords: Geschichte 1954-1960; Geschichte; Stadtguerilla; Kampf; Fallschirmjäger; Algerienkrieg; Widerstand; Frankreich; Algier; Film; DVD-Video