---
title: 'West Indies (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Med Hondo'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
countries:
  - 'Mauritania'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/west-indies-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080125/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# West Indies (1979)

1979 · 110 min · Mauritania


## Synopsis

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty is a 1979 French-language musical drama film directed by Med Hondo. The plot of the film was adapted from a play titled Les négriers, written by Daniel Boukman. The film is highly regarded as a landmark film in the history of African cinema as it was made with a lavish budget of US$1.35 million, making it one of the biggest budgeted African films ever to be made. Against the backdrop of the colonial West Indies, which was under French imperialism, the drama was set on a slave ship. The film had its theatrical release in 1979.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Med Hondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/med-hondo)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Boukman](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-boukman)

## Cast

- [Roland Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-bertin)
- [Hélène Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-vincent)
- [Fernand Berset](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-berset)
- [Gerald Bloncourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-bloncourt)
- [Toto Bissainthe](https://cinepixo.com/people/toto-bissainthe)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/west-indies-1979
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