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Slaves
Slaves (1969)
, 1h50
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis, Stephen Boyd, Nancy Coleman, Julius Harris, David Huddleston

Set in the 1850s South, the film follows Cassy and Luke, two black slaves who are sold to the sadistic plantation owner MacKay. He wants labor from the men and sex from the women. On this, he is determined to exploit both Cassy and Luke.
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story (1985)
, 1h30
Directed by Mario Gariazzo
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about slavery
Actors Rik Battaglia, Grace Williams

An 18-year-old girl, Catherine Miles, graduates from her boarding school and visits her parents on the Amazon. While on a boat ride, her parents are brutally murdered and she is taken prisoner by a local cannibal tribe. In order to survive, she adopts the customs of the tribe with the help of a warrior who has fallen in love with her, all the while planning vengeance for her parents' death. She later escapes, and now free, she goes to find who exactly was behind the death of her parents.
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
, 1h38
Directed by Nick Nostro
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about slavery, Sports films
Actors Constantine Dan Vafiadis, Helga Liné, Enzo Fiermonte, Salvatore Borgese, Vassili Karis, Jeff Cameron

Pour construire un aqueduc, le sénateur romain Varron engage dix gladiateurs. En chemin, ils portent secours à la fille de Varron qui est attaquée par une bande de coupe-jarrets. Devant cet exploit, Varron leur propose de capturer Spartacus, chef des esclaves révoltés, en échange de la liberté…
Cry of the Bewitched
Cry of the Bewitched (1957)
, 1h25
Directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna
Origin Cuba
Genres Horror, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about slavery, Seafaring films, Films about racism, Transport films
Actors Ninón Sevilla, Olga Guillot, Ramón Gay

The story takes place in Cuba in 1850, in the era of the Black slave trade. In a sugar cane plantation, Captain Jorge (Ramón Gay) and his wife, Beatriz (Rosa Elena Durgel) live happily: are expecting a child, and their slaves live quiet and at peace with them. But one night, as the full moon appears, the sound of drums rises in the air. Yambao (Ninón Sevilla), the granddaughter of a witch supposed murdered 15 years ago named Caridad (Fedora Capdevila), has reappeared. The plantation slaves begin to fear. Her grandmother was killed by them due to black magic and curses that fell on the plantation thanks to her. Yambao's arrival coincides with a new outbreak of black vomit, not appearing on the plantation for decades, and all attributed the situation to the black magic of the girl. Yambao it's not really bad, but Caridad, who actually survived her assassination attempt, is the one who fills her heart with hatred and revenge. Jorge stays out of the traditions and customs of his slaves, but when he discovers that these want to sacrifice the girl, decides to intervene. Jorge saves Yambao, who swears eternal gratitude. But the girl starts to fall for him. Her grandmother decided to take advantage of this feeling from her revenge. Yambao decides to perform a magic ritual of Santeria over Jorge to make him love her. Her magic spell coincides with the contagion of Jorge of the epidemic plague. The doctors did not give hopes to Jorge. Yambao decides to intervene and offered her to cure him in gratitude for saving her life. The contact with Jorge, rooted even more her feelings. When Jorge manages to save himself from danger, he begins to feel the desire to be near of Yambao, which suggests that the spell has worked. For several weeks Jorge is delivered with passion for Yambao, forgetting his wife, his plantation and all his duties. However, when Jorge is informed that his wife is about to give birth, he runs to her side, and when his child born, his mind is clear and decides to return to his family. Yambao seeks revenge, and advised by Caridad decides to kill the wife and the son of Jorge. Fortunately, when about to consummate the crime, her grandmother, Caridad, is discovered by the foreman of the plantation, who kills her with a machete. Yambao flees in horror, promising not to cause any damage. The witch Caridad is the subject of a funeral ceremony with exotic rituals. At the end of the ritual, Yambao decides to end her own life by jumping off a cliff, to the astonishment of Jorge.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
, 50minutes
Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Origin USA
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films based on plays
Actors Marguerite Clark, Sam Hardy, Augusta Anderson, Frank Losee, Walter P. Lewis, Walter P. Lewis

L'Oncle Tom et Eliza sont tous deux esclaves de la même maison dans le Kentucky.
White Slave Traffic
White Slave Traffic (1927)

Directed by Jaap Speyer
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about slavery, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Alberti, Erich Kaiser-Titz, Wera Engels, Trude Hesterberg, Wilhelm Diegelmann

Quand une femme travaillant dans un nightclub de Berlin s'en va à Budapest pour un autre emploi qu'on lui a trouvé, elle se fait kidnapper par des trafiquants d'esclaves sexuelles.
Benito Cereno
Benito Cereno (1971)
, 1h20
Directed by Serge Roullet
Origin France
Themes Films about slavery, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ruy Guerra, Serge Roullet

In 1799 the black slaves being transported in a three mast ship captained by the South American, Benito Cereno, rebel. After killing part of the crew, they subdue the captain. The rebel slaves order him to set sail for Africa, but the ship runs into trouble. Delano, the U.S. Captain of a whaler comes to their assistance. Once aboard, everything seems to be in order. The slaves act like slaves. But certain details disturb Delano.
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro (2008)
, 52minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films, Disaster films

Frederick Douglass and the White Negro is a documentary telling the story of ex-slave, abolitionist, writer and politician Frederick Douglass and his escape to Ireland from America in the 1840s. The film follows Douglass' life from slavery as a young man through to his time in Ireland where he befriended Daniel O'Connell, toured the country spreading the message of abolition and was treated as a human being for the first time by white people. His arrival in Ireland coincided with the Great Famine and he witnessed white people in what he considered to be a worse state than his fellow African Americans back in the US. The film follows Douglass back to America where he buys his freedom with funds raised in Ireland and Britain. Fellow passengers on his return journey include the Irish escaping the famine who arrive in their millions and would go on to play a major role in the New York Draft Riot of 1863 which Douglass could only despair over. The film examines (with contributions from the author of How The Irish Became White Noel Ignatiev amongst others) the turbulent relationship between African Americans and Irish Americans during the American Civil War, what drew them together and what drove them apart and how this would shape the America of the twentieth century and beyond.