West Indies (1979)

01/02/1979 (DZ) • 1h 56m

Music, History, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Robert Liensol

Le parlementaire

Roland Bertin

La 'Mort'

Hélène Vincent

L'assistante sociale

Théo Légitimus

Monnerbourg

Georges Hilarion

Monsieur Belleville

Elliot Roy

L'homme

Cyril Aventurin

Le père de famille

Fernand Berset

L'hôtelier


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$1,350,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

musical

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