Rhythm of Africa
Rhythm of Africa
1947, English. Directed by Jean Cocteau & François Villiers.
Produced and conceived by French filmmakers Jean Cocteau and François Villiers, with a screenplay by Langston Hughes, Rhythm of Africa takes a look at the special ceremonial dance of atonement in Chad. The heartbeat of the jungle, the day-to-day life in the modernizing village, and the bustling marketplace take on a hypnotizing rhythm of their own. A changing Africa asserts itself in a changing world.
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- 0h 17m
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- English
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- 1 January 1947
- Written by
- Langston Hughes
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Rhythm of Africa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1947. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Rhythm of Africa (1947) was directed by Jean Cocteau and François Villiers.