The Death Knell

Name: The Death Knell
Released: 1964-01-01
Rating: 10

10.0/10 (2)

·1964· 6 min

Director: René Vautier

At the beginning of the 1960s, in Salisbury (now Harare), in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the government of Ian Smith hanged three black revolutionaries who had nevertheless been pardoned by the Queen of England. René Vautier, with ZAPU (Zimbabwe African Party for Unity), denounces this killing. Expelled by the Rhodesian police (informed by the French secret services), the filmmaker shoots a film in Algeria in the form of an indictment against colonial savagery. The film was first banned in France, then authorized in 1965.

Cast

Djibril Diop Mambéty

Narrator

In brief

The Death Knell (1964) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 10.0/10 from 2 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 6min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Death Knell runs 6 minutes (6min).

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The Death Knell has an average rating of 10.0/10 based on 2 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Death Knell was released in 1964.