| Black Jesus | |
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| Directed by | Valerio Zurlini |
| Screenplay by | Franco Brusati Valerio Zurlini |
| Story by | Valerio Zurlini |
| Produced by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Starring | Woody Strode Franco Citti Jean Servais Stephen Forsyth |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Edited by | Franco Arcalli |
| Music by | Ivan Vandor |
Production companies | Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico Castoro Film |
| Distributed by | Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Black Jesus (Italian:Seduto alla sua destra, lit. "Sitting to his right") is a 1968 Italiandrama film co-written and directed byValerio Zurlini and starringWoody Strode. It is inspired by the final days of the first Prime Minister of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo,Patrice Lumumba. It was listed to compete at the1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled due to theMay 1968 events in France.
Maurice Lalubi, the leader of an African liberation movement, is captured by government mercenaries. In prison, he befriends Oreste, an Italian adventurer locked up for his shady dealings. Despite facing torture to force him to renounce his ideas, Lalubi stands strong. Eventually, the military kills him, and Oreste meets the same fate.
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