Robert Liensol

Robert Liensol

Robert Liensol was born on 9 September 1922 in Saint-Barthélémy, French West Indies. He was an actor, known for L'exil du roi Behanzin (1994), Target (1985) and Coco-the-Flower, Candidate (1979). He died on 13 February 2011 in Paris, France. Robert Liensol founded in 1954 and managed to 1972 the "Compagnie des Griots", the first French company of black actors. In that troupe, were Darling Légitimus, Théo Légitimus, Jenny Alpha, Bachir Touré, Toto Bissainthe, Thimotée Bassari, Lydia Ewandéand Danièle Van Berkeycke. They created "Les Nègres" by Jean Genet, directed by Roger Blin, "La tragédie du Roi Christophe" and "Une saison au Congo" by Aimé Césaire both directed by Jean-Marie Serreau. He merged the Griots company with the "Shango" theatre troupe of Med Hondo called "Griots-Shango"in 1972.

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Robert Liensol Movies

  • 1998
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    Kirikou and the Sorceress
    Kirikou and the Sorceress

    7.3 1998 HD

    Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

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  • 2005
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    Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
    Kirikou and the Wild Beasts

    6.3 2005 HD

    The film is a sub-story to Kirikou and the Sorceress rather than a straight sequel. The movie is set while Kirikou is still a child and Karaba is...

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  • 1987
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    The Old Sorceress & the Valet
    The Old Sorceress & the Valet

    5 1987 HD

    An old couple, Eugenie and Armand, have been living in Paris since 1921 part of the wave of post-war immigration from Martinique. Eugenie, a former...

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  • 1979
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    The Making of West Indies
    The Making of West Indies

    1 1979 HD

    Taken during the filming of "West Indies," this film shows the making of the monumental set in the middle of the former Citroën factory, as well...

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  • 1989
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    Time to Kill
    Time to Kill

    5.2 1989 HD

    During their invasion of Ethiopia in 1936, a wounded Italian soldier gets stranded in the wilderness after a truck wreck and makes his way to the...

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  • 1981
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    Snow
    Snow

    5.65 1981 HD

    Anita is a barmaid at the center of a community of street preachers, prostitutes, dealers and users. When a beloved friend (and young drug dealer) is...

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  • 1996
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    L'exil du roi Behanzin
    L'exil du roi Behanzin

    1 1996 HD

    Evocation of the ruthless war which opposed from 1890 to 1894 the French colonial army to the young Ahydjere Behanzin, king and living god of...

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  • 1998
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    Bitter Sugar
    Bitter Sugar

    6.2 1998 HD

    Sucre Amer tells the story of a unique court case in which an event from the past is judged by a court of history. Major figures from history are...

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  • 1980
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    Vivre libre ou mourir
    Vivre libre ou mourir

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Amok
    Amok

    1 1983 HD

    A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.

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  • 1973
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    Oh, Sun
    Oh, Sun

    6.7 1973 HD

    An educated native of Mauritania tries to find work in Paris but encounters difficulty because of his race.

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  • 1979
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    Coco-the-Flower, Candidate
    Coco-the-Flower, Candidate

    10 1979 HD

    It shows an electoral campaign in Guadeloupe in which Coco la fleur is asked to stand for election for strategic purposes. However, when he discovers...

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  • 1972
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    The Committee of 19
    The Committee of 19

    1 1972 HD

    UN's The Committee of 19 sends six scientists to investigate a biological outbreak in Africa.

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  • 1979
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    West Indies
    West Indies

    5.8 1979 HD

    Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French...

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  • 1964
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    Les verts pâturages
    Les verts pâturages

    5 1964 HD

    A French TV movie directed by Jean-Christophe Averty , broadcast on December 24, 1964 . The Old Testament set in Louisiana with an all black cast.

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  • 1989
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    Périgord noir
    Périgord noir

    4.7 1989 HD

    The recolonization of Africa, this time by the very blacks who had to flee it as exiles during the time of the original French occupation, is the...

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