West Indies (1979)
West Indies (1979)
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

Robert Liensol Robert Liensol As: Le parlementaire
Roland Bertin Roland Bertin As: La 'Mort'
Philippe Clévenot Philippe Clévenot As: L'abbé
Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent As: L'assistante sociale
Théo Légitimus Théo Légitimus As: Monnerbourg
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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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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Music, History

Language: Français

Release Date: 02 January 1979

Country: DZ, FR, MR

Runtime: 116m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films Soleil O, Office National de Cinema Mauritanian, R.T.A., Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique, Yanek Films

Budget: $1,350,000

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Cast

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

Directed By

Med Hondo

Med Hondo

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Med Hondo

Med Hondo

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ghyslain Martin

Ghyslain Martin

Costume Design

Michèle Cerf

Michèle Cerf

Costume Design

Josiane Deschamps

Josiane Deschamps

Makeup Designer

Fatiha Robichet

Fatiha Robichet

Makeup Artist

Sound

Auguste Galli

Auguste Galli

Sound

Georges Rabol

Georges Rabol

Original Music Composer

Frank Valmont

Frank Valmont

Original Music Composer

Antoine Bonfanti

Antoine Bonfanti

Sound

Georges Rabol

Georges Rabol

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Gilles Baur

Gilles Baur

Animation

Camera

François Catonné

François Catonné

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jacques Saulnier

Jacques Saulnier

Production Design

Georges Glon

Georges Glon

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Linda Dingwall

Linda Dingwall

Choreographer

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