CinemaOSMovie · 1964 · 0h 6m

The Death Knell

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At the beginning of the 1960s, in Salisbury (now Harare), in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the government of Ian Smith hanged three black revolutionaries who had nevertheless been pardoned by the Queen of England. René Vautier, with ZAPU (Zimbabwe African Party for Unity), denounces this killing. Expelled by the Rhodesian police (informed by the French secret services), the filmmaker shoots a film in Algeria in the form of an indictment against colonial savagery. The film was first banned in France, then authorized in 1965.

Directed byRené Vautier

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 6m
Language
FR
Released
January 1, 1964
Studios
René Vautier

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Djibril Diop Mambéty

Djibril Diop Mambéty

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Creative team
Directed by
René Vautier
René Vautier
Written by
René Vautier
René Vautier
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Djibril Diop Mambéty
Produced by
René Vautier
René Vautier

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