A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

Jan 29, 1996

0h 28m

★ 0.0

Overview

A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African".

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

California Newsreel

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Cast

Narrator

Cathy Tyson

Equinao

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Young Equiano

Frederick Annan

Father

Louis Mahoney

Planter

Frank Ellis

Kirkpatrick

Tom Keller

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