Dragonard

Dragonard

93 mins | Drama, History | May 12, 1987

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.

Dragonard

93 mins | Drama, History | May 12, 1987

Dragonard
In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.
IMDb rating 4.2
Producers
Original title Dragonard
Directors Gérard Kikoïne
Writers Rupert Gilchrist, Rick Marx, Harry Alan Towers

Cast

Oliver Reed

as Captain Shanks

Eartha Kitt

as Naomi

Patrick Warburton

as Richard Abdee

Annabel Schofield

as Honore Juno

Claudia Udy

as Arabella

Drummond Marais

as Pierre Juno

Dennis Folbigge

as Governor Warburton

Winston Gama

as Manroot