The Death Knell

The Death Knell

10.0/100h 6m1964
The Death Knell

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

René Vautier

Additional Information

Original Title:Le Glas
Original Language:French
Status:Released
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