Synopsis

Tamango (1958)

John Reinke, the Dutch captain of a slave ship, is carrying a live cargo of slaves from Africa to Cuba in the 1800s. He has his mistress and servant-slave, Aiche, , on the ship, and the ships doctor, Corot, has his eye on Aiche. The slaves, under the leadership of warrior Tamango, plot a revolt, the moment they are herded on board. Corot convinces Aiche that Reinke never intends to marry her or set her free, and is going to marry a Dutch girl. Aiche joins with Tamango in the revolt. When the situation becomes a stalemate, Reinke orders a cannon fired into the hold of the ship, where the blacks are barricaded with stolen arms.
John Berry
Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens, Alex Cressan, Jean Servais, Roger Hanin, Guy Mairesse, Clément Harari, Doudou Babet, Bachir Touré, Julien Verdier
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