''West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty'' (french: West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté) is a 1979 Algerian-Mauritanian

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drama film directed by Med Hondo. The plot of the film was adopted from a novel titled "Les Negriers" (The Slavers) which was written by

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. 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

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, making it as one of the biggest budgeted African films ever to be made. The film was set in the backdrop of colonial West Indies which was under the French imperialism. The film was set on a French owned slave ship and had its theatrical release in 1979.

Cast

* Cyril Aventurin * Fernand Berset * Roland Bertin * Gérard Bloncourt *

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* Hélène Vincent

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* 1979 films 1979 drama films Mauritanian drama films Algerian drama films French drama films 1970s French-language films Films shot in Mauritania 1970s French films {{Mauritania-film-stub