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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Théo ChristineThomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas
Omar SyCast
Vincent CasselCast
François CivilCast
Galatea BellugiCast
Idir AzougliCast
Alexis ManentiCast
Zita HanrotCast
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Steve TientcheuCast
Jennifer HeylenCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Ladj Ly
- Writer
- Ladj Ly
- Producer
- Dimitri Rassam
- Producer
- Ardavan Safaee
- Producer
- Toufik Ayadi
- Producer
- Christophe Barral
- Screenplay
- Dan Franck
- Screenplay
- Anne Abitbol
- Screenplay
- Thomas Bidegain
- Director of Photography
- Julien Poupard
- Original Music Composer
- Amine Bouhafa
- Editor
- Flora Volpelière