West Indies (1979)
Released:
1979-01-02
Duration:
1hr 56min
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 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 1.698 |
Directed By
Med Hondo
Crew
Director
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Sound
Auguste Galli
Auguste Galli
Choreographer
Linda Dingwall
Linda Dingwall
Writer
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Director of Photography
François Catonné
François Catonné
Writer
Daniel Boukman
Daniel Boukman
Editor
Youcef Tobni
Youcef Tobni
Novel
Daniel Boukman
Daniel Boukman
Costume Design
Michèle Cerf
Michèle Cerf
Sound
Antoine Bonfanti
Antoine Bonfanti
Animation
Gilles Baur
Gilles Baur
Production Design
Jacques Saulnier
Jacques Saulnier
Original Music Composer
Georges Rabol
Georges Rabol
Makeup Artist
Fatiha Robichet
Fatiha Robichet
Producer
Med Hondo
Med Hondo
Costume Design
Ghyslain Martin
Ghyslain Martin
Orchestrator
Georges Rabol
Georges Rabol
Original Music Composer
Frank Valmont
Frank Valmont
Makeup Designer
Josiane Deschamps
Josiane Deschamps
Set Decoration
Georges Glon
Georges Glon
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