West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
1979 French-Algerian-Mauritanian drama film by Med Hondo
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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (French: West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté) is a 1979 French-language musical drama film directed by Med Hondo.[1] The plot of the film was adapted from a play titled Les négriers (The Slavers), written by Daniel Boukman. The film is highly regarded as a landmark film in the history of African cinema as it was made with a lavish budget of US$1.35 million, making it one of the biggest budgeted African films ever to be made.[2] Against the backdrop of the colonial West Indies, which was under French imperialism,[3][4] the drama was set on a slave ship.[5] The film had its theatrical release in 1979.
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Med Hondo
- Robert Liensol
- Roland Bertin
- Hélène Vincent
- Philippe Clévenot
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| Directed by | Med Hondo |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Boukman Med Hondo |
| Based on | Les négriers by Daniel Boukman |
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| Cinematography | François Catonné |
| Edited by | Youcef Tobni |
| Music by | Georges Rabol Franck Valmont |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Algeria Mauritania |
| Language | French |
| Budget | US$1.35 million |
Cast
- Robert Liensol as The Parliamentarian
- Roland Bertin as Death
- Hélène Vincent as The Social Worker
- Philippe Clévenot as The Abbot
- Cyril Aventurin as The Father
- Fernand Berset as The Hotel Manager
- Gérard Bloncourt as Monsieur De la Pierre
- Toto Bissainthe as Sister Marie Joseph de Cluny
