02 January 1979 Drama, History, Music 116 mins
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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Robert Liensol as Le parlementaire
Roland Bertin as La 'Mort'
Philippe Clévenot as L'abbé
Hélène Vincent as L'assistante sociale
Théo Légitimus as Monnerbourg
Georges Hilarion as Monsieur Belleville
Elliot Roy as L'homme
Cyril Aventurin as Le père de famille
Fernand Berset as L'hôtelier
Gérard Bloncourt as Monsieur De la Pierre
Toto Bissainthe as Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
Monique Couturier as La Dame de souten
Jean-Paul Denizon as Le representant des patrons
Gabriel Glissant as Le premier acrobate
Elsie Haas as L'infirmière
Blanche Lolia as Mireille
Med Hondo Director
Auguste Galli Sound
Linda Dingwall Choreographer
Med Hondo Writer
François Catonné Director of Photography
Daniel Boukman Writer
Youcef Tobni Editor
Daniel Boukman Novel
Michèle Cerf Costume Design
Antoine Bonfanti Sound
Gilles Baur Animation
Jacques Saulnier Production Design
Georges Rabol Original Music Composer
Fatiha Robichet Makeup Artist
Med Hondo Producer
Ghyslain Martin Costume Design
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty Trailer
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty Trailer
Italy 01 September 1979
Mauritania 02 January 1979
United States 18 March 1985
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1979 Les Films Soleil O, R.T.A., Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films.
