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Tamango
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Tamango 1958 Directed by John Berry

Love and Adventure as Bold and Daring as the Casting!

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.

Country France
Production Countries France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Drama , History
Release Date 24 January 1958
104 mins
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens Captain John Reiker
Alex Cressan
Alex Cressan Tamango
Jean Servais
Jean Servais Dr. Corot
Roger Hanin
Roger Hanin Bebe
Guy Mairesse
Guy Mairesse Werner
Clément Harari
Clément Harari Cook
Doudou Babet
Doudou Babet Chadi
Bachir Touré
Bachir Touré Zaru
Julien Verdier
Julien Verdier Fernando
René Hell
René Hell
Hassane Fall
Hassane Fall
Abesakar Samba
Abesakar Samba
Karamoko Cisse
Karamoko Cisse
Douta Seck
Douta Seck Slave Warrior
Habib Benglia
Habib Benglia The Black Chief
Crew
Director
John Berry
John Berry
Writers
John Berry
John Berry
Lee Gold
Lee Gold
Tamara Hovey
Tamara Hovey
Producers
Sig Shore
Sig Shore
Roland Girard
Roland Girard
René Gaston Vuattoux
René Gaston Vuattoux
Marcello Danon
Marcello Danon
Cinematography
Edmond Séchan
Edmond Séchan
Composer
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Editor
Roger Dwyre
Roger Dwyre
Production Design
Max Douy
Max Douy
Sound
Pierre-Louis Calvet
Pierre-Louis Calvet
Original Writer
Prosper Mérimée
Prosper Mérimée
Set Decoration
André Labussière
André Labussière
Costume Design
Georges Wakhévitch
Georges Wakhévitch
Marcelle Desvignes
Marcelle Desvignes
Betty D. Azaïs
Betty D. Azaïs