---
title: 'Black Jesus (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Valerio Zurlini'
released: '1968-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-jesus-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063576/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Jesus (1968)

1968 · 89 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Seduto alla sua destra

## Synopsis

Black Jesus is a 1968 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Woody Strode. It is inspired by the final 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, but the festival was cancelled due to the May 1968 events in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Valerio Zurlini](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerio-zurlini)
- **Screenplay:** [Valerio Zurlini](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerio-zurlini), [Franco Brusati](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-brusati)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ivan Vandor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-vandor)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Lizzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lizzani)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aiace Parolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/aiace-parolin)
- **Editor:** [Franco Arcalli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-arcalli)

## Cast

- [Luciano Catenacci](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-catenacci)
- [Franco Citti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-citti)
- [Pier Paolo Capponi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-capponi)
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)
- [Steve Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-forsyth)
- [Mirella Pamphili](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirella-pamphili)
- [Jean Servais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-servais)

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