West Indies

West Indies

1979 1h 56mDir. Med Hondo
6.4/ 10
MusicHistoryDrama

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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Cast & Crew

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

G

Georges Hilarion

Monsieur Belleville

E

Elliot Roy

L'homme

C

Cyril Aventurin

Le père de famille

Fernand Berset

Fernand Berset

L'hôtelier

G

Gérard Bloncourt

Monsieur De la Pierre

T

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

G

Gabriel Glissant

Le premier acrobate

E

Elsie Haas

L'infirmière

B

Blanche Lolia

Mireille

Jenny Alpha

Jenny Alpha

T

Ti-Emile

M

Maîthé Mansoura

Mademoiselle Flocon

J

Josy Mass

La mère de famille

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