Black Jesus

Black Jesus (, lit. "Sitting to his right") is a 1968 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Woody Strode. It is inspired by the final days of the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the May 1968 events in France. Synopsis Rebel Maurice Lalubi is arrested by the military on trumped up charges and tortured, which turns him into a martyr. Cast Woody Strode as Maurice Lalubi Franco Citti as Oreste Jean Servais as Commander Pier Paolo Capponi as Officer Stephen Forsyth as Prisoner (as Stephen Forsyth) Luciano Lorcas as Sergent (as Luciano Lorcas) Salvatore Basile (as Salvo Basile) Giuseppe Transocchi Silvio Fiore Renzo Rossi Mirella Pamphili (as Mirella Panfili) Bruno Corazzari as Torturer (uncredited) Inigo Lezzi as Soldier (uncredited) References