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Africa Blood and Guts

"Every Scene Looks You Straight in the Eye... and Spits!"

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.

Top Cast

  • Sergio Rossi

    Sergio Rossi

    Narrator (voice)

  • Jomo Kenyatta

    Jomo Kenyatta

    (archive footage)

  • Gualtiero Jacopetti

    Gualtiero Jacopetti

    Himself (uncredited)

  • Julius Nyerere

    Julius Nyerere

    Himself (uncredited)

  • Moïse Kapenda Tshombe

    Moïse Kapenda Tshombe

    Himself (uncredited)

  • Richard Gordon Turnbull

    Richard Gordon Turnbull

    Himself (uncredited)

  • Ian Yule

    Ian Yule

    Himself (uncredited)

Overview

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.

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