Production:
The film was shot primarily in Haiti, where directors Jacopetti and Prosperi were treated as guests of Haitian dictator Papa Doc Duvalier. Duvalier supported the filmmakers by giving them diplomatic cars, clearance to film anywhere on the island, as many extras as they required, and even a nightly dinner with Duvalier himself.[3] Hundreds of Haitian extras participated in the film's various depictions of the cruel treatment of slaves, as well as white actors portraying historical characters (including Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Scenes were also shot in the U.S. states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.
Directed by
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi[1]
Produced by
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi
Written by
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi[1]
English Version: Gene Luotto
Music by Riz Ortolani[1]
Cinematography
Claudio Cirillo
Antonio Climati
Benito Frattari[1]
Edited by
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi[1]