Black Jesus (5.2)

Movie · 1968 · 1 h 29 min · Drama

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.

Directed by: Valerio Zurlini

Starring Woody Strode, Franco Citti, Jean Servais, Pier Paolo Capponi, Stephen Forsyth, Salvatore Basile, Giuseppe Transocchi, Renzo Rossi, Inigo Lezzi, Bruno Corazzari

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