West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
1979, French. Directed by Med Hondo.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Med HondoDirector
- Robert LiensolLe parlementaire
- Roland BertinLa 'Mort'
- Philippe ClévenotL'abbé
- Hélène VincentL'assistante sociale
- Théo LégitimusMonnerbourg
- Georges HilarionMonsieur Belleville
- Elliot RoyL'homme
- Cyril AventurinLe père de famille
- Fernand BersetL'hôtelier
- Gérard BloncourtMonsieur De la Pierre
- Toto BissaintheSoeur Marie Joseph de Cluny
- Monique CouturierLa Dame de souten
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1979
- Original title
- West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté
- Country
- Algeria, France, Mauritania
- Written by
- Med Hondo, Daniel Boukman
- Budget
- $1.4M
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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979) was directed by Med Hondo and stars Robert Liensol, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clévenot.