Slaves (1969)
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Luke (Ossie Davis) is the loyal slave of a Kentucky horse breeder who is sold to the cruel Mississippi plantation owner MacKay (Stephen Boyd). The evil slave owner has the black beauty Cassie (Dionne Warwick) as his mistress, who longs to escape the clutches of her lecherous master. With the arrival… More Luke (Ossie Davis) is the loyal slave of a Kentucky horse breeder who is sold to the cruel Mississippi plantation owner MacKay (Stephen Boyd). The evil slave owner has the black beauty Cassie (Dionne Warwick) as his mistress, who longs to escape the clutches of her lecherous master. With the arrival of Luke, Cassie and the other slaves revolt in a desperate attempt to gain their freedom. MacKay offers Luke his freedom in exchange for selling out the rest of the slaves, but the loyal Luke chooses to fight and joins the side of his oppressed brethren. Bobby Scott writes five songs that Warwick sings off camera in this story of social upheaval in the days preceding the Civil War. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herbert J. Biberman
- Genres
- Cult Movies, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jul 2, 1969 Wide
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Cast
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Ossie Davis
as Luke
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Nancy Coleman
as Mrs. Stillwell
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Oscar Paul Jones
as Zacharious
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Robert Kya-Hill
as Jericho
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Barbara Ann Teer
as Esther
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David Huddleston
as Holland
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Stephen Boyd
as MacKay
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Aldine King
as Emmeline
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Gale Sondergaard
as New Orleans lady
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Eva Jessye
as Julia
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Dionne Warwick
as Cassy
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Marilyn Clark
as Mrs. Bennett
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James Heath
as Luther
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Julius Harris
as Shadrach
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Shepperd Strudwick
as Arthur Stillwell