West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)
1979 · 1h 56m · Music, History, Drama
Genres: Music, History, Drama
Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
Director: Med Hondo
Writers: Daniel Boukman, Med Hondo
Music by: Georges Rabol, Frank Valmont
Cinematography: François Catonné
Editor: Youcef Tobni
Budget: $1M
Cast
Robert Liensol as Le parlementaireRoland Bertin as La 'Mort'Philippe Clévenot as L'abbéHélène Vincent as L'assistante socialeThéo Légitimus as MonnerbourgGeorges Hilarion as Monsieur BellevilleElliot Roy as L'hommeCyril Aventurin as Le père de familleFernand Berset as L'hôtelierGérard Bloncourt as Monsieur De la PierreToto Bissainthe as Soeur Marie Joseph de ClunyMonique Couturier as La Dame de soutenMore like this
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