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Dionne Warwick (Slaves movie trailer 1968)

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Slaves is a 1969 drama film directed by Herbert Biberman. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.   The film stars Dionne Warwick (in a one time screen acting debut) ,Ossie Davis, and Stephen Boyd.

Plot

Set in the 1850s South, the film follows Cassy and Luke, two black slaves who are sold to the sadistic plantation owner MacKay. He wants labor from the men and sex from the women. On this, he is determined to exploit both Cassy and Luke.

Cast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaves_(film)

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