Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté (original title)
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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.
Cast: Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot, Hélène Vincent, Théo Légitimus, Georges Hilarion, Elliot Roy, Cyril Aventurin, Fernand Berset, Gérard Bloncourt, Toto Bissainthe, Monique Couturier, Jean-Paul Denizon, Gabriel Glissant, Elsie Haas, Blanche Lolia, Jenny Alpha, Ti-Emile, Maîthé Mansoura, Josy Mass
Writers: Med Hondo (Writer), Daniel Boukman (Writer), Daniel Boukman (Novel)
Cinematographer: François Catonné
Production Designer: Jacques Saulnier
Editor: Youcef Tobni
Sound Designer: Auguste Galli, Antoine Bonfanti
Composer: Georges Rabol, Frank Valmont
Costume Designer: Michèle Cerf, Ghyslain Martin
Direction team: Philippe Dupuis-Mendel (Second Assistant Director), Abdoul War (Second Assistant Director), Jean Léon (First Assistant Director)
Producer: Med Hondo
Production: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique
