Black Jesus (1968)
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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