Released:
1968-05-16

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Woody Strode
  as
  Maurice Lalubi
• 
  Franco Citti
  as
  Oreste
• 
  Jean Servais
  as
  Commander
• 
  Pier Paolo Capponi
  as
  Officer
• 
  Stephen Forsyth
  as
  Prisioner