Tamango
6.4
“Love and Adventure as Bold and Daring as the Casting!”
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.
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Dorothy Dandridge
Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Known for
Carmen Jones
Curd Jürgens
Captain John Reiker
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Enemy Below
John Berry
Known for
'Round Midnight
Marcello Danon
Edmond Séchan
Alex Cressan
Tamango
No other roles listed
Lee Gold
Roland Girard
Max Douy
Jean Servais
Dr. Corot
Known for
Rififi
That Man from Rio
Joseph Kosma
Sig Shore
John Berry Director · Tamara Hovey Screenplay Lee Gold Screenplay
Director Screenplay
John Berry
Screenplay
Tamara Hovey
Screenplay
Lee Gold
Author
Prosper Mérimée
Composer
Joseph Kosma
Cinematographer
Edmond Séchan
Editor
Roger Dwyre
Production designer
Max Douy
Costume designer
Georges Wakhévitch
Costume designer
Betty D. Azaïs
Costume designer
Marcelle Desvignes
United States release September 16, 1959 · Produced in Italy, France · Production CEI Incom, Da.Ma. Cinematografica
Production
Les Films du Cyclope
Production
CEI Incom
Production
Da.Ma. Cinematografica
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 24, 1958
Theatrical
United States · September 16, 1959
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
October 22, 2019 · DVD premiere
Denmark
February 6, 1961
Finland
August 14, 1959
Hungary
February 4, 1960 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 23, 1961
Russia
October 3, 1960 · Theatrical
Spain
March 28, 1958 · Barcelona prerelease
Sweden
November 30, 1959
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