{"product_id":"the-battle-of-algiers-249-used","title":"The Battle of Algiers (#249) w\/SLIPCASE USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the most influential political films in history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Battle of Algiers,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Marcello Gatti, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea documentary narrated by literary critic Edward Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMarxist Poetry: The Making of “The Battle of Algiers,”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea documentary featuring interviews with Pontecorvo, Gatti, composer Ennio Morricone, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone on the film’s influence, style, and importance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRemembering History,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea documentary reconstructing the Algerian experience of the battle for independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“États d’armes,” a documentary excerpt featuring senior French military officers recalling the use of torture and execution to combat the Algerian rebellion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“The Battle of Algiers”: A Case Study,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea video piece featuring U.S. counterterrorism experts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGillo Pontecorvo’s Return to Algiers,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea documentary in which the filmmaker revisits the country after three decades of independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical and rerelease trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Peter Matthews, a reprinted interview with cowriter Franco Solinas, biographical sketches of key figures in the French-Algerian War, and, for the Blu-ray edition, excerpts from Algeria’s National Liberation Front leader Saadi Yacef’s original account of his arrest and excerpts from the film’s screenplay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40746411950124,"sku":"715515085113u","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/lJ7B3Ujbj96gsjJZLt2HNUNdvWr9Si_large_595f86f8-d350-4dce-b7de-fd22611aba1d.jpg?v=1665510305","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-battle-of-algiers-249-used","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}