Black Snake (1973)
March 28, 1973Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Anouska Hempel
Lady Susan Walker
David Warbeck
Sir Charles Walker
Percy Herbert
Joxer Tierney
Thomas Baptiste
Isiah
Milton McCollin
Joshua
Bernard Boston
Capt. Raymond Deladier
Vikki Richards
Cleone
David Prowse
Jonathan Walker
Anthony Sharp
Lord Clive
Donna Young
1st Running Girl
Lawanda Moore
2nd Running Girl
Ebbie Clark
Cart Driver
Bloke Modisane
Bottoms
Robert Lee
Informer
Carlo Corbin
Stalwart
Sydney A. Harris
Village Elder
Anthony-James Ryan
Writer
Wendell Williams
Ton-Ton Soldier
Don Pasbridge
2nd Running Boy
Bruce Richard
1st Running Boy
Fred Baratta
Editor
Leonard Neubauer
Screenplay
Maggie Cartier
Casting
Russ Meyer
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Eve Meyer
Producer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
William Loose
Original Music Composer
Bob Minor
Stunt Coordinator
Sylvanus Lassley
Lauriston Greaves
Frederick Alleyene
Cameron Banister
George Beckles
Kelvin Brereton
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 28, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingR
Budget$300,000
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Black Snake is a 1973 American film directed by Russ Meyer and starring Anouska Hempel, David Warbeck, Percy Herbert and Thomas Baptiste. It was Meyer's return to self-financed projects, following the end of his brief deal at 20th Century Fox. Meyer's only attempt at the Blaxploitation genre, it was filmed in Panavision and was shot on location in Barbados. It was such a box office bomb that a film named Foxy starring Edy Williams, which Meyer wanted to follow this film, was not made.
Meyer's vision was a period piece about colonial slavery in which a cruel slave-owner and plantation mistress dominates both the black and white men of the island. However, just before filming was to begin the original lead actress fell ill, so Anouska Hempel, a New Zealand-born actress based in the UK, was cast at the last minute. This decision haunted Meyer for years, complaining that the role was unsuitable for Hempel.