Tamango
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- France, Italy
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
Top credits
Dorothy Dandridge — Aïché - la maîtresse de Reinker, Aiché - Reinker's Mistress
Curd Jürgens — Le commandant John Reinker, Captain John Reinker
Jean Servais — La docteur Corot, Doctor Corot
Alex Cressan — Tamango
Did you know
• At initial release, depiction of interracial romance caused the film to be banned in the United States and in the French colonies.
• Due to its popularity with black viewers, the film played over a year in Washington, DC.
• Original literary work: "Tamango", short story by Prosper Mérimée, published on 4-10-1829 in "La revue de Paris, Paris, France.
User reviews
Factually based tale of slave revolt
A very bold effort for its era
An interesting moment in film history
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
