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Released · 1979
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
6.5(16) 1h 56m 1979-01-02
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
Writing · Med Hondo, Daniel Boukman
Cast
Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire
Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'
Philippe Clévenot
L'abbé
Hélène Vincent
L'assistante sociale
Théo Légitimus
Monnerbourg
G
Georges Hilarion
Monsieur Belleville
E
Elliot Roy
L'homme
C
Cyril Aventurin
Le père de famille
Fernand Berset
L'hôtelier
G
Gérard Bloncourt
Monsieur De la Pierre
Toto Bissainthe
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
Monique Couturier
La Dame de souten
