Synopsis: A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.
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, director of photography Marcello Gatti, and composer Ennio Morricone, among others
Interviews with Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderberg, and Oliver Stone on the film's influence, style, and importance
Production gallery
Theatrical and rerelease trailers
Disc Two: History And The Film
Remembering History, a documentary on the Algerian experience of the battle for independence
Etats 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
Booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Peter Matthews, excerpts from Algeria's National Liberation Front leader Saadi Yacef's original account of his arrest, excerpts from the film's screenplay, a reprinted interview with cowriter Franco Solinas, and biographical sketches of key figures in the French-Algerian War by political science scholar Arun Kapil
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