Black Jesus
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 89 mins
(11 votes)
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.
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
- Franco Citti
- Jean Servais
- Pier Paolo Capponi
- Stephen Forsyth
- Salvatore Basile
- Giuseppe Transocchi
- Renzo Rossi
- Inigo Lezzi
- Bruno Corazzari
Director
- Valerio Zurlini
Producers
- Carlo Lizzani
Screenwriter
- Valerio Zurlini
- Franco Brusati
