West Indies

1979

1h 56m

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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.

Directors

Writers

Med Hondo(writer by)
Daniel Boukman(writer by)
Daniel Boukman(novel by)
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Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire
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Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'
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Hélène Vincent
L'assistante sociale
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Théo Légitimus
Monnerbourg
Georges Hilarion
Monsieur Belleville
Elliot Roy
L'homme
Cyril Aventurin
Le père de famille
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Fernand Berset
L'hôtelier
Gérard Bloncourt
Monsieur De la Pierre
Toto Bissainthe
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
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Monique Couturier
La Dame de souten
Jean-Paul Denizon
Le representant des patrons
Gabriel Glissant
Le premier acrobate
Elsie Haas
L'infirmière

Directors

Writers

Med Hondo(writer by)
Daniel Boukman(writer by)
Daniel Boukman(novel by)

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Release date

January 2, 1979 (United States)

Country of origin

Algeria

Language

French

Production companies

Les Films Soleil O
Office National de Cinema Mauritanian

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Box office

Budget

$1,350,000

Gross worldwide

$0

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