West Indies
West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
Release: 1979-01-02
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 6.4
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.
Production Countries
Algeria
France
Mauritania
Production Companies
Les Films Soleil O
Office National de Cinema Mauritanian
R.T.A.
Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique
Yanek Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jean-Paul Denizon
as Le representant des patrons
Louison Roblin
as La tenancière
Roland Bertin
as La 'Mort'
Hélène Vincent
as L'assistante sociale
André Weber
as Ouvrier
Philippe Clévenot
as L'abbé
Fernand Berset
as L'hôtelier
Monique Couturier
as La Dame de souten
Jenny Alpha
Robert Liensol
as Le parlementaire
Jean-Pierre Sentier
as Responsable politique
Théo Légitimus
as Monnerbourg