Dumas: Black Devil

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.

Théo Christine

Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas

Omar Sy

Vincent Cassel

François Civil

Galatea Bellugi

Idir Azougli

Abdramane Diakité

Jessé

Alexis Manenti

Zita Hanrot

Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Steve Tientcheu

• Ladj LyDirector · Writer
• Dan FranckScreenplay
• Anne AbitbolScreenplay
• Thomas BidegainScreenplay
• Dimitri RassamProducer
• Ardavan SafaeeProducer
• Toufik AyadiProducer
• Christophe BarralProducer
• Julien PoupardDirector of Photography
• Amine BouhafaOriginal Music Composer

Release date

October 13, 2027

Status

In Production

Original language

French

Genres

History, Adventure, War, Drama

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