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West Indies
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Title: West Indies

Release Date: 2 Jan 1979

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Music, History

Director: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films

Production Companies: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 5.8 (10 votes)

Cast

  • Le parlementaire: Robert Liensol
  • La 'Mort': Roland Bertin
  • L'abbé: Philippe Clévenot
  • L'assistante sociale: Hélène Vincent
  • Monnerbourg: Théo Légitimus
  • Monsieur Belleville: Georges Hilarion
  • L'homme: Elliot Roy
  • Le père de famille: Cyril Aventurin
  • L'hôtelier: Fernand Berset
  • Monsieur De la Pierre: Gérard Bloncourt
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