Rialto Pictures acquired the distribution rights to re-release the film again in the United Kingdom in December 2003 as well as in the United States and in France on separate dates in 2004. The film was shown in the Espace Accattone, rue Cujas in Paris, from November 15, 2006, to March 6, 2007. 2004 Criterion DVD edition On October 12, 2004, The Criterion Collection released the movie, transferred from a restored print, in a three-disc DVD set. The extras include former US counter-terrorism advisors Richard A. Clarke and Michael A. Sheehan discussing The Battle of Algierss depiction of terrorism and guerrilla warfare. Directors Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone discussed its influence on film. Another documentary in the set includes interviews with FLN commanders Saadi Yacef and Zohra Drif. 2011 Criterion Blu-ray edition A new high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Marcello Gatti, was released by Criterion on Blu-ray Disc in 2011. See also Jamila, the Algerian, a commercial film on the same topic released in 1958. Lost Command, a commercial film on the same topic released the same year. Chronicle of the Years of Fire, a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It depicts the Algerian War of Independence as seen through the eyes of a peasant. Lion of the Desert, a similar movie about Omar al-Mukhtar's Libyan resistance against Italian occupation. Further reading Aussaresses, General Paul. The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Algeria, 1955–1957 (New York, Enigma Books, 2010). . O’Leary, Alan. The Battle of Algiers (Milan, Mimesis International, 2019). ISBN 9788869770791 References External links Official website at Rialto Pictures The Battle of Algiers: Bombs and Boomerangs an essay by Peter Matthews at the Criterion Collection 1966 films 1966 war films 1960s historical drama films 1960s war drama films Algerian War films Italian propaganda films Algerian black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films Italian historical drama films Italian war drama films 1960s Arabic-language films 1960s French-language films 1960s English-language films Existentialist films Italian docudrama films Films about terrorism Films about Islam Films shot in Algeria Films set in 1954 Films set in 1956 Films set in 1957 Films set in 1960 Films set in Algiers Censored films Golden Lion winners Films directed by Gillo Pontecorvo Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1960s political drama films Films about racism 1966 drama films Film censorship in France Film controversies in