West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
1979•1h 56m•6.5•Released
MusicHistoryDrama
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
Writer
Med Hondo, Daniel Boukman
Budget
$1M
Languages
French
Studio
Les Films Soleil O
Cast
Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire
Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'
Philippe Clévenot
L'abbé
Hélène Vincent
L'assistante sociale
Théo Légitimus
Monnerbourg
Georges Hilarion
Monsieur Belleville
Elliot Roy
L'homme
Cyril Aventurin
Le père de famille
Fernand Berset
L'hôtelier
Gérard Bloncourt
Monsieur De la Pierre
Toto Bissainthe
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
Monique Couturier
La Dame de souten
Jean-Paul Denizon
Le representant des patrons
Gabriel Glissant
Le premier acrobate
Elsie Haas
L'infirmière
Production
Company
Les Films Soleil O
Company
Office National de Cinema Mauritanian
Company
R.T.A.
Company
Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique
Company
Yanek Films
Producer
Med Hondo
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