The Mad Masters
6.5
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.
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Jean Rouch Director · Suzanne Baron Editor
First release August 24, 1955 · Produced in France, Ghana · Original title Les Maîtres fous
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Les Films de la Pléiade
Production
France · Ghana
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Original title
Les Maîtres fous
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 24, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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