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The Knell
The Knell
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THE KNELL

Le glas

Directed by René Vautier
Algeria, Zimbabwe, 1964
Documentary, Avant-Garde, Short

Synopsis

The story of three African revolutionaries who were hanged in Salisbury in white-minority ruled Rhodesia. The film was made for the Zimbabwe African Party for Unity, and features a narration by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety and music by the Black Panthers.

Synopsis

The story of three African revolutionaries who were hanged in Salisbury in white-minority ruled Rhodesia. The film was made for the Zimbabwe African Party for Unity, and features a narration by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety and music by the Black Panthers.