
West Indies (1979)
Released:
1979-01-02
Duration:
1hr 56min
Rating 6.4
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 | 0.2313 |
Directed By
Med Hondo
Crew
Director
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Choreographer
Linda Dingwall
Linda Dingwall
Sound
Auguste Galli
Auguste Galli
Director of Photography
François Catonné
François Catonné
Writer
Daniel Boukman
Daniel Boukman
Writer
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Editor
Youcef Tobni
Youcef Tobni
Original Music Composer
Georges Rabol
Georges Rabol
Original Music Composer
Frank Valmont
Frank Valmont
Producer
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Production Design
Jacques Saulnier
Jacques Saulnier
Set Decoration
Georges Glon
Georges Glon
Costume Design
Ghyslain Martin
Ghyslain Martin
Costume Design
Michèle Cerf
Michèle Cerf
Makeup Designer
Josiane Deschamps
Josiane Deschamps
Makeup Artist
Fatiha Robichet
Fatiha Robichet
Sound
Antoine Bonfanti
Antoine Bonfanti
Animation
Gilles Baur
Gilles Baur
Orchestrator
Georges Rabol
Georges Rabol
Novel
Daniel Boukman
Daniel Boukman
TOP CAST

Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire

Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'

Philippe Clévenot
L'abbé

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
Gérard Bloncourt
Monsieur De la Pierre
Toto Bissainthe
Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny

Monique Couturier
La Dame de souten
Jean-Paul Denizon
Le representant des patrons
Gabriel Glissant
Le premier acrobate
Elsie Haas
L'infirmière
Blanche Lolia
Mireille
Maîthé Mansoura
Mademoiselle Flocon
Josy Mass
La mère de famille
Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis
Colibrijoli

Louison Roblin
La tenancière
Mario Santini
Le distributer de tracts
Tara Schaff
L'assistante antillaise

Jean-Pierre Sentier
Responsable politique

André Weber
Ouvrier
Louis Xavier
Goncondor