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Black Jesus (1968)
Directed by Valerio Zurlini
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.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Woody Strode | Franco Citti | Jean Servais | Pier Paolo Capponi | Stephen Forsyth | Salvatore Basile | Giuseppe Transocchi | Renzo Rossi | Inigo Lezzi | Bruno Corazzari