Title: What a confusing DVD release!
Product review: Having read previous reviews I hesistate to open and play the DVD I bought less than an hour ago; the rear cover states the image is 1.66.1 and then continues by saying it is 4X3 widescreen.I would welcome a letterboxed version, because having owned and then sold the Criterion laserdisk some years ago I clearly remember it being full frame. In fact I was put off buying this DVD when I saw it written up as FULL FRAME.That I said I have the Italian 2 DVD sets of both BATTLE OF ALGIERS and LEOPARD, and the subsequent Criterion releases. The running times are identical or as close as PAL and NTCS formatting will allow. Furthermore ALGIERS is considerably shorter than reviews I have read suggest.Just be thankful that the films were made; it seems the political and economic climate forbids this kind of filmmaking today.Actually 4 1/2 stars for the film and I have sadly only see the NA release.
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