The Tragedy of King Christophe (1991)
Special broadcast of Aimé Césaire's text, directed by Hervé Denis for the Cooperation and Cultural Action Mission of the French Embassy in Haiti.
Top billed cast
Hervé DenisChristophe- Lobo DyabavadraHugonin, Baron Samedi
- Daniel MarcellinVasley
- Georges Riche KenscoffMagny
- Marcel MehuPetion
- Rudy SylaireL'Africain
- Alexandre PrinstilPrezeau
- Myrtho CasseusMadame Christophe
- Ricardo LefevreConseiller d'Etat
- Jean Max CyprienCharlotte
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