 For "The" "Battle of Algiers", Pontecorvo and cinematographer Marcello Gatti filmed in black and white and experimented with various techniques to give the film the look of newsreel and documentary film.The effect was so convincing that American releases carried a notice that "not one foot" of newsreel was used.Pontecorvo's use of fictional realism enables the movie "to operate along a double-bind as it consciously addresses different audiences."