Dumas: Black Devil

Overview

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.

Directed by Ladj Ly

Top cast

Théo Christine

Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas

Omar Sy

Vincent Cassel

François Civil

Galatea Bellugi

Idir Azougli

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Abdramane Diakité

Jessé

Alexis Manenti

Zita Hanrot

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Steve Tientcheu

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