Black Jesus (film)
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Black Jesus is a 1968 Italian drama film
directed by Valerio Zurlini
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Valerio Zurlini
Valerio Zurlini
Valerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...
. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival...
, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
Cast
- Woody StrodeWoody StrodeWoodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode was a decathlete and football star who went on to become a pioneering black American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960...
as Lalubi - Jean ServaisJean ServaisJean Servais was a Belgian actor trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize....
as Commander - Franco CittiFranco CittiFranco Citti is an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone...
as Oreste - Pier Paolo Capponi as Officer
- Stephen Forsyth as Prisoner
- Luciano CatenacciLuciano CatenacciLuciano Catenacci was an Italian born actor and production manager who worked on mainly Italian produced films during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He produced the horror film Operazione paura...
(as Luciano Lorcas) - Salvatore Basile
- Silvio Fiore
- Giuseppe Transocchi
- Mirella Pamphili (as Mirella Panfili)
- Renzo Rossi
- Inigo Lezzi as Adventure soldier