Tamango /

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. Set in 1820.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Tamango (Motion picture : 1958)
Other Authors:	Berry, John, 1917-1999 (Screenwriter), Gold, Lee, 1919-1985 (Screenwriter), Hovey, Tamara (Screenwriter), Neveux, Georges, 1900-1982 (Screenwriter), Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965 (Actor), Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982 (Actor), Servais, Jean, 1910-1976 (aactor.), Hanin, Roger (Actor), Kosma, Joseph, 1905-1969 (composer (expression)), Tonguette, Peter Prescott, 1983- (Commentator), Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned in English.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino Classics, Kino Lorber, [2019]
Subjects:	Slave ships > Drama. Slave trade > Africa > Drama. Slave insurrections > Drama. Slave insurrections. Slave ships. Slave trade. Africa. Drama. Feature films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Fiction films.

Description
Summary:	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. Set in 1820.
Item Description:	Adapted from Prosper Mérimeé's novel Tamango. Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. Includes audio commentary soundtrack by film critic Peter Tonguette.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray disc, region A; 2.35:1 wide screen; DTS 2.0 stereo sound format ; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Dialogue by Georges Neveux ; director of photography, Edmond Séchan ; editor, Roger Dwyre ; music, Joseph Kosma.