Dragonard

1h 33min

Drama

History

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.

Cast

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Captain Shanks
Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton

Richard Abdee
Claudia Udy

Claudia Udy

Arabella
Drummond Marais

Drummond Marais

Pierre Juno
Dennis Folbigge

Dennis Folbigge

Governor Warburton

Release date

12th May 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English