Guelwaar
by Ousmane Sembène1h551991Senegal
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Burial of a Christian political activist in a Muslim cemetary forces a conflict imbued with religious fervor. A satiric portrayal of religion and politics, sometimes humorous, sometimes deadly serious.
Credits
- Directed by : Alexander Mackendrick
- Screenplay : Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail
- Décors : Jim Morahan
- Editor : Joseph Sterling
- Original score : Ernest Irving
- Producing company : Ealing Studios
- Production : Michael Balcon
- Œuvre originale : Compton MacKenzie
- Image : Gerald Gibbs
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1991
- French release date : 1 January 1950
- Category : Long métrage
- Color : Noir et Blanc
- Language : Anglais