Black Jesus

Directed by Valerio Zurlini

Written by Valerio Zurlini, Valerio Zurlini, Franco Brusati

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

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Giuseppe Transocchi

Renzo Rossi

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Inigo Lezzi

Bruno Corazzari