''Black Jesus'' ( it, Seduto alla sua destra, lit. "Sitting to his right") is a 1968 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

co-written and directed by

Valerio Zurlini Valerio Zurlini (19 March 1926 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter. Biography During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlin ...

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 The 21st Cannes Film Festival was to have been held from 10 to 24 May 1968, before being curtailled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France. Background This edition was marked by the previous controversy around the Langlois affair. On February ...

, 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 Franco Citti (; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film ''Accattone'', which brought hi ...

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 Bruno Corazzari (born 30 December 1940) is an Italian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Born in Castellarano, Reggio Emilia, Corazzari started his career in the second half of the sixties, playing minor roles in a number of Spag ...

as Torturer (uncredited) * Inigo Lezzi as Soldier (uncredited)

References

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* 1968 films 1968 drama films Italian drama films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Valerio Zurlini Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960s Italian films {{1960s-drama-film-stub