West Indies

West Indies (1979)

Released: 1979-01-02 Duration: 1hr 56min
Genres: Music History
Rating 5.8

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.

Production Companies

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

Additional Info

Budget $1,350,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 2.656

Directed By

Med Hondo

Crew

Director
Med Hondo
Choreographer
Linda Dingwall
Director of Photography
François Catonné
Writer
Med Hondo
Editor
Youcef Tobni
Original Music Composer
Georges Rabol
Original Music Composer
Frank Valmont
Producer
Med Hondo
Production Design
Jacques Saulnier
Set Decoration
Georges Glon
Costume Design
Ghyslain Martin
Costume Design
Michèle Cerf
Makeup Designer
Josiane Deschamps
Makeup Artist
Fatiha Robichet
Animation
Gilles Baur
Orchestrator
Georges Rabol

TOP CAST

Robert Liensol
Robert Liensol

Le parlementaire

Roland Bertin
Roland Bertin

La 'Mort'

Hélène Vincent
Hélène Vincent

L'assistante sociale

Théo Légitimus
Théo Légitimus

Monnerbourg

Georges Hilarion
Georges Hilarion

Monsieur Belleville

Elliot Roy
Elliot Roy

L'homme

Cyril Aventurin
Cyril Aventurin

Le père de famille

Fernand Berset
Fernand Berset

L'hôtelier

Gérard Bloncourt
Gérard Bloncourt

Monsieur De la Pierre

Toto Bissainthe
Toto Bissainthe

Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny

Monique Couturier
Monique Couturier

La Dame de souten

Jean-Paul Denizon
Jean-Paul Denizon

Le representant des patrons

Gabriel Glissant
Gabriel Glissant

Le premier acrobate

Elsie Haas
Elsie Haas

L'infirmière

Blanche Lolia
Blanche Lolia

Mireille

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