A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
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| Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Aiché, Reiker's Mistress | |
| Curd Jürgens | ... | Captain John Reinker | |
| Jean Servais | ... | Doctor Corot | |
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Alex Cressan | ... | Tamango |
| Roger Hanin | ... | 1st Mate Bebe | |
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Guy Mairesse | ... | Werner |
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Julien Verdier | ... | Fernando |
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René Hell | ||
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Abesakar Samba | ||
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Karamoko Cisse | ... | (as Cissé Karamako) |
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Samuel M'Bondi | ||
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Douta Seck | ... | Slave Warrior |
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S. Damiz | ... | Slave Bride (as Bouraima Damiz) |
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Gil Lator | ||
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A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown. Written by Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
24 January 1958 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Den sorte slavinde See more »Filming Locations:
Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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At initial release, depiction of interracial romance caused the film to be banned in the United States and in the French colonies. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The precedent user is right:it's based on a famous short story from Prosper Mérimée.It's strange that the writer's name does not appear in the credits on the IMDb page.Dorothy Dandrige had already been in "Carmen Jones " ,a Bizet opera based on another famous short story by...Prosper Mérimée.
"Tamango" was a failure when it was released and during the sixties,John Berry ,who had made a film noir chef d'oeuvre in the fifties ,"He ran all the way" was relegated to direct French pop star Johnny Hallyday in a forgotten turkey "A Tout Casser" .
"Tamango" is a well-made movie but it is icily impersonal.Aisha's character's evolution is predictable.On the other hand ,there's a good use of the wide screen (cinemascope ) particularly effective when it comes to depict the hold where the slaves cram.The documentary side is the most successful,and "Tamango" can be looked upon as the granddaddy of the "Roots " series in the seventies.Tamango himself is close to Kunta in that 1977 Marvin Chomsky's work.