So after the movie MANDINGO and the T.V. mini-series ROOTS were big deals a handful of these "African slavery was really really bad!" films appeared to cash in. This one might be the most obscure which is a little odd because it has a pretty famous cast including Ray Milland as an evil Arab slave-trader, Cameron Mitchell as one of his cohorts and Britt Ekland as a sexy Swedish lady and the love interest of pretty much everyone she meets which is understandable. There's some fairly shocking stuff for the time including a newborn black baby being stomped to death, slaves in a pond being used for target practice and generally being treated like subhuman garbage. Overall this was pretty well done for what's basically just a big epic Eurotrash(it was made in Germany) exploitation flick and is pretty watchable Saturday afternoon viewing if you don't mind the downer vibe.
Probably the weirdest bit of trivia about this film is that it was allegedly released on VHS in France as MAFIA COP?? That's just bananas!!
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