Black Jesus (1968)

5.2/10 89 min Drama

Overview

A thinly-disguised biography of African leader Patrice Lumumba, here called Lalubi. Lalubi, a Christ-like leader determined to save his people, by passive resistance, from the dictatorial regime propped up by European colonialists, is imprisoned and tortured, along with a thief who comes to a greater understanding through his contact with Lalubi.

Cast

Woody Strode

Maurice Lalubi

Franco Citti

Oreste

Jean Servais

Commander

Pier Paolo Capponi

Officer

Stephen Forsyth

Prisioner

Salvatore Basile

Renzo Rossi

Bruno Corazzari

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