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Original title

Tamango

Year

1958

Running time

98 min.

Country

France

Director

John Berry

Screenwriter

John Berry, Lee Gold, Tamara Hovey, Georges Neveux. Novel: Prosper Mérimée

Cast

Music

Joseph Kosma

Cinematography

Edmond Séchan

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

CEI Incom, DA.MA Films, Les Films du Cyclope

Genre

Drama | Historical. 19th Century. Slavery

Movie Groups

Prosper Mérimée Adaptations

Synopsis

John Reinke, the Dutch captain of a slave ship, is carrying a live cargo of slaves from Africa to Cuba in the 1800s. He has his mistress and servant-slave, Aiche, , on the ship, and the ships doctor, Corot, has his eye on Aiche. The slaves, under the leadership of warrior Tamango, plot a revolt, the moment they are herded on board. Corot convinces Aiche that Reinke never intends to marry her or set her free, and is going to marry a Dutch girl. Aiche joins with Tamango in the revolt. When the situation becomes a stalemate, Reinke orders a cannon fired into the hold of the ship, where the blacks are barricaded with stolen arms.

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Tamango

1958

John Berry