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Dumas: Black Devil

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Original title

Dumas: Black Devil

Year

2026

Country

France

Director

Ladj Ly

Screenwriter

Ladj Ly, Anne Abitbol, Thomas Bidegain, Dan Franck. Novel: Rubén del Rincón, Salva Rubio

Cast

Producer

Chapter 2, Srab Films, Carrousel Studios, Library Pictures International, Lyly Films. Distributor: Pathé

Genre

Drama. War | Costume Drama. Historical. Napoleonic Wars. Racism

Synopsis

Ly will adapt the lesser-known story of Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas, who 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.

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