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.
Director
Ladj Ly
Top Cast
Théo Christine
Thomas Alexandre Davy de La Pailleterie Dumas
Omar Sy
Vincent Cassel
François Civil
Abdramane Diakité
Jessé
Zita Hanrot
Alexis Manenti
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Idir Azougli
Galatea Bellugi
