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Tamango

1957, Movie, NR, 98 mins

Tamango: Review

TAMANGO, a 1957 cult classic, tells a fascinating tale about a revolt on a 19th-century slave ship heading from Africa to Cuba. A restored 35mm CinemaScope print of this neglected masterwork was distributed in 1997, due to renewed interest in the career of its star, Dorothy Dandridge. TAMANGO is set in 1815, when slave-trading had already been outlawed in France, but illegal trafficking endured. Aboard the ship, "L'Esperanza," the Captain (Curt Jurgens) runs a cruel operatio... read more leave a comment