West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

  • Rated 6.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1979
  • 1h 56m
  • 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.

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Director
Med Hondo
Starring
Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent

Cast

  • Robert Liensol

    Robert Liensol

    Le parlementaire

  • Roland Bertin

    Roland Bertin

    La 'Mort'

  • Philippe Clévenot

    Philippe Clévenot

    L'abbé

  • Hélène Vincent

    Hélène Vincent

    L'assistante sociale

  • Théo Légitimus

    Théo Légitimus

    Monnerbourg

  • Georges Hilarion

    Monsieur Belleville

  • Elliot Roy

    L'homme

  • Cyril Aventurin

    Le père de famille

  • Fernand Berset

    Fernand Berset

    L'hôtelier

  • Gérard Bloncourt

    Monsieur De la Pierre

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