Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s feature film, The Battle of Algiers (1965). Through archive images, extracts from the film and interviews with personalities, the filmmaker retraces the journey of a major work - from the events of the Algiers Casbah (1956-1957) to the presentation of the Lion of 'Or causing the anger of the French delegation in Venice - which left its mark as much in the history of cinema as in that of Algeria.
La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte explores themes of making of, algeria, french colonialism. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 52 min
Director: Cheikh Djemaï
Writers: Cheikh Djemaï
Cast: Gillo Pontecorvo, Ali Marok, Brahim Hadjadj, Yacef Saâdi, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Fouzia El Kader, Noureddine Brahimi, Claudio Racca, Fatiha Djoudi
Country: Algeria, France
Language: Arabic, French
Themes: making of, algeria, french colonialism, north africa, algerian war (1954-62), freedom fighters, film censorship, decolonization
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