Plot Summary

Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas was born a Caribbean slave in 1762 and beat the odds by rising through the ranks to become a revolutionary French general. The son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an African slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he became the first and highest-ranking Black leader in the French military and served under Napoleon Bonaparte. But despite his many exploits, which earned him the nickname of “Black Devil,” his role in the French Revolution was underplayed and he was even denied a full pension and legion of honor by Bonaparte.

Movie Details

Original Title
Dumas - Diable noir
Status
in production
Original Language
fr

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Cast

Théo Christine as Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas

Théo Christine

Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas

Omar Sy as

Omar Sy

Vincent Cassel as

Vincent Cassel

François Civil as

François Civil

Zita Hanrot as

Zita Hanrot

Alexis Manenti as

Alexis Manenti

Nadia Tereszkiewicz as

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Production Companies

Pathé logoPathé
Chapter 2 logoChapter 2
Srab Films logoSrab Films
Lyly Films
Carrousel Studios
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma logoAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma