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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

19791h 56m6.5 TMDB

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.

Directed by Med Hondo

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Cast

Robert Liensol

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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

At a glance

Status: Released
Original language: fr
IMDb ID: tt0080125

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