Ceddo (1978)
The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
Director: Ousmane Sembène
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Mamadou Dioumé as Prince Biram Ngone Thioub |
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Tabata Ndiaye as Princess Dior Yacine |
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Moustapha Yade as Madir Fatim Fall |
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Ismaila Diagne as Ceddo Kidnapper |
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Matoura Dia as King |
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Omar Gueye as Jaraaf the King's Mediator |
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Nar Modou as Mugis / Saxewar the Warrior |
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Ousmane Camara as Fara Diogomay the Elder Ceddo / Ousmane |
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Alioune Fall as Fall the Seed of the Dynasty |
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Makhouredia Gueye as King Demba War Thioub |
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Mamadou Sy as |
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Mody Gueye as |
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Samba Touré as |
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Serigne Ndiaye Gonzales as |
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Pierre Orma as Priest |
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Eloi Coly as |
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Marek Tollik as |
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Clarice Diop as |
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Gouré as Imam (uncredited) |
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Raymond Hermantier as Slaves and Arms Trader (uncredited) |
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Ousmane Sembène as A Ceddo / Ibrahima (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ousmane Sembène | Writer |
| Directing | Ousmane Sembène | Director |
| Camera | Georges Carestan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Manu Dibango | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Florence Eymon | Editor |
| Camera | Bara Diokhane | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Orlando Lopez | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Seydina D. Saye | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dominique Blain | Editor |
| Art | Alpha W. Diallo | Art Direction |
| Production | Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | Production Manager |
| Directing | Moussa Bathily | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ousmane William Mbaye | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Moustapha Gueye | Sound |
| Sound | El Hadj M'Bow | Sound |
| Lighting | Moussa Aïdara | Electrician |
| Lighting | Dia Cherif | Electrician |
| Camera | Abdou Fary Faye | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Merry Sané | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ibrahima Barro | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Fatima Diaw | Production Secretary |
| Production | Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Robert Loko | Production Supervisor |
