Tamango is a 1958 French/Italian film directed by John Berry, a blacklisted American director who exiled himself to Europe.

A deadlock between the two sides develops and Captain Reiker states that he will fire a cannon into the ship's hold and kill all the slaves unless they surrender.

Aiché is given a chance to leave by Tamango, but after looking up the ladder that leads out of the hold, she chooses to stay with her fellow slaves.

Although the project was filmed in the French city of Nice,[5] France banned Tamango in its West African colonies "for fear it would cause dissent among the natives.

"[6] The film was released in 1959 in New York City[7] but did not receive nationwide distribution until 1962, as it ran afoul of the Hays Code restriction on scenes depicting sexual relations between members of different ethnic groups.]].