United States / Mar 18, 1985
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Elsie Haas | L'infirmière |
| Blanche Lolia | Mireille |
| Jenny Alpha | |
| Ti-Emile | |
| Maîthé Mansoura | Mademoiselle Flocon |
| Josy Mass | La mère de famille |
| Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis | Colibrijoli |
| Louison Roblin | La tenancière |
| Mario Santini | Le distributer de tracts |
| Tara Schaff | L'assistante antillaise |
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| Jean-Pierre Sentier | Responsable politique |
| André Weber | Ouvrier |
| Louis Xavier | Goncondor |
Genres
MusicHistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Algeria, France, Mauritania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films |
| Release date | 2 gennaio 1979 |
| Production | Med Hondo |
| Writer | Med Hondo, Daniel Boukman |
| Editing | Youcef Tobni |
| Cinematography | François Catonné |
| Assistant directors | Philippe Dupuis-Mendel, Abdoul War, Jean Léon, Med Hondo |
| Camera operators | François Catonné |
| Additional photography | François Catonné |
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| Production design | Jacques Saulnier, Georges Glon |
| Art direction | Jacques Saulnier, Georges Glon |
| Set decoration | Georges Glon, Jacques Saulnier |
| Visual effects | Gilles Baur |
| Music | Georges Rabol, Frank Valmont, Auguste Galli, Antoine Bonfanti |
| Sound | Auguste Galli, Antoine Bonfanti, Georges Rabol, Frank Valmont |
| Costume design | Michèle Cerf, Ghyslain Martin, Fatiha Robichet, Josiane Deschamps |
| Makeup | Fatiha Robichet, Josiane Deschamps, Michèle Cerf, Ghyslain Martin |
| Hairstyling | Michèle Cerf, Fatiha Robichet, Ghyslain Martin, Josiane Deschamps |
| Budget | 1.350.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Mauritania / Jan 02, 1979
Italy / Sep 01, 1979 / Venice Film Festival
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