West Indies

Jan 2, 1979

1h 56m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Music

History

Production Companies

Les Films Soleil O

Office National de Cinema Mauritanian

R.T.A.

Societe Interafricaine de Production Cinemagraphique

Yanek Films

West Indies Trailers

Cast

Le parlementaire

Robert Liensol

La 'Mort'

Roland Bertin

L'abbé

Philippe Clévenot

L'assistante sociale

Hélène Vincent

Monnerbourg

Théo Légitimus

Monsieur Belleville

Georges Hilarion

L'homme

Elliot Roy

Le père de famille

Cyril Aventurin

L'hôtelier

Fernand Berset

Monsieur De la Pierre

Gérard Bloncourt

Soeur Marie Joseph de Cluny

Toto Bissainthe

La Dame de souten

Monique Couturier

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