Principal cast
Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent and Théo Légitimus
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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
About the film
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1979 film at stop 226 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
François Catonné (director of photography), Youcef Tobni (editor), Frank Valmont (original music composer), Georges Rabol (original music composer) and Jacques Saulnier (production design)
- Director
- Med Hondo
- Release
- 1979-01-02
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Genres
- Music, History and Drama
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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Full cast
- Robert LiensolCharacter: Le parlementaire
- Roland BertinCharacter: La 'Mort'
- Philippe ClévenotCharacter: L'abbé
- Hélène VincentCharacter: L'assistante sociale
- Théo LégitimusCharacter: Monnerbourg
- Georges HilarionCharacter: Monsieur Belleville
- Elliot RoyCharacter: L'homme
- Cyril AventurinCharacter: Le père de famille
- Fernand BersetCharacter: L'hôtelier
- Gérard BloncourtCharacter: Monsieur De la Pierre
- Toto BissaintheCharacter: Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
- Monique CouturierCharacter: La Dame de souten
Full crew
Full crew
- Med HondoCredits: Director, Writer, Producer
- Auguste GalliCredits: Sound
- Linda DingwallCredits: Choreographer
- François CatonnéCredits: Director of Photography
- Daniel BoukmanCredits: Writer, Novel
- Youcef TobniCredits: Editor
- Michèle CerfCredits: Costume Design
- Antoine BonfantiCredits: Sound
- Gilles BaurCredits: Animation
- Jacques SaulnierCredits: Production Design
- Georges RabolCredits: Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- Fatiha RobichetCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ghyslain MartinCredits: Costume Design
- Frank ValmontCredits: Original Music Composer
- Josiane DeschampsCredits: Makeup Designer
- Georges GlonCredits: Set Decoration
- Philippe Dupuis-MendelCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Abdoul WarCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Jean LéonCredits: First Assistant Director
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