Synopsis
In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.
Ratings
IMDb4.2/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry Alan TowersWriter
- Rick MarxWriter
- Gérard KikoïneDirector
Cast
- Oliver ReedCaptain Shanks
- Eartha KittNaomi
- Patrick WarburtonRichard Abdee
- Annabel SchofieldHonore Juno
- Claudia UdyArabella
- Drummond MaraisPierre Juno
- Dennis FolbiggeGovernor Warburton
- Winston GamaManroot
Themes
adulterybased on novel or bookjamaicaslaverysouth africapunishmentsexploitationcapital punishmentbeefcakecaribbean seawhippingwhipping a slave