
Black Jesus (1968)
1h 29m | PG-13
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.
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Studio: Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Woody Strode
as Maurice Lalubi

Franco Citti
as Oreste

Jean Servais
as Commander

Pier Paolo Capponi
as Officer

Stephen Forsyth
as Prisioner

Salvatore Basile
as