Black Jesus (film)
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Directed by | Valerio Zurlini |
Screenplay by | Franco Brusati Valerio Zurlini |
Story by | Valerio Zurlini |
Produced by | Carlo Lizzani |
Starring | Woody Strode Franco Citti Jean Servais Stephen Forsyth |
Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
Edited by | Franco Arcalli |
Music by | Ivan Vandor |
Production companies | Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico Castoro Film |
Distributed by | Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Black Jesus (Italian: Seduto alla sua destra, lit. "Sitting to his right") is a 1968 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Woody Strode. It is inspired by the finals days of the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to the May 1968 events in France.
Synopsis[]
Rebel Maurice Lalubi is arrested by the military on trumped up charges and tortured, which turns him into a martyr. Inspired by the final days of the first democratic Congolese leader, Patrice Lumumba.
Cast[]
- Woody Strode as Maurice Lalubi
- Franco Citti as Oreste
- Jean Servais as Commander
- Pier Paolo Capponi as Officer
- Stephen Forsyth as Prisoner (as Stephen Forsyth)
- Luciano Lorcas as Sergent (as Luciano Lorcas)
- Salvatore Basile (as Salvo Basile)
- Giuseppe Transocchi
- Silvio Fiore
- Renzo Rossi
- Mirella Pamphili (as Mirella Panfili)
- Bruno Corazzari as Torturer (uncredited)
- Inigo Lezzi as Soldier (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Black Jesus". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
External links[]
- Black Jesus at IMDb
Categories:
- 1968 films
- Italian-language films
- 1968 drama films
- Italian films
- Italian drama films
- Films directed by Valerio Zurlini
- Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- 1960s drama film stubs