
Black Jesus
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.
Release Date: 1968-05-16
Drama
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Casts

Woody Strode
as Maurice Lalubi

Franco Citti
as Oreste

Jean Servais
as Commander

Pier Paolo Capponi
as Officer

Stephen Forsyth
as Prisioner