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Directed by | Herbert Biberman |
Produced by | Philip Langner |
Written by | Herbert Biberman John O. Killens Alida Sherman |
Starring |
Stephen Boyd Dionne Warwick Ossie Davis |
Music by | Bobby Scott |
Cinematography | Joseph C. Brun |
Edited by | Sidney Mayers |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Slaves is a 1969 American drama film directed by Herbert Biberman. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Dionne Warwick (in her screen acting debut), Ossie Davis, and Stephen Boyd.
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.