West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)

Name: West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
Genre: Music, History, Drama
Released: 1979-01-02
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent, Théo Légitimus

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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Released 1979-01-02 · 116 min · Music, History, Drama

Directed by Med Hondo

Cast

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