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West Indies

West Indies

1979 Music History
Release date : January 2, 1979
Runtime : 1h 56m
Countries of origin : Algeria / France / Mauritania /
Original Language : French /
Director : Med Hondo /
Writers : Med Hondo / Daniel Boukman / Daniel Boukman /
Production companies : Les Films Soleil O / Office National de Cinema Mauritanian / R.T.A. / Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique / Yanek Films /
Budget : $1,350,000.00
January 2, 1979 1h 56m Algeria Music French More
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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.
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Robert Liensol
Robert Liensol
Le parlementaire
Roland Bertin
Roland Bertin
La 'Mort'
Philippe Clévenot
Philippe Clévenot
L'abbé
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
Jenny Alpha
Jenny Alpha
Ti-Emile
Ti-Emile

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  • title：West Indies
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1979
  • Runtime：1h 56m
  • Genres： Music · History ·
  • Countries of origin： Algeria · France · Mauritania ·
  • Original Language： French ·
  • Director： Med Hondo /
  • Writers： Med Hondo · Daniel Boukman · Daniel Boukman ·
  • Production companies： Les Films Soleil O · Office National de Cinema Mauritanian · R.T.A. · Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique · Yanek Films ·
  • Budget：$1,350,000.00
  • 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.
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