| Title: | King Carnival | |
| Director 1: | Horace Ové | |
| Country: | UK | |
| Year: | 1973 | |
| length: | 52 mins | |
| Colour/b-w: | colour | |
| Genre: | documentary | |
| Screenwriter: | ||
| Cinematographer: | Konrad Wickler, Georg Lotter, etc. | |
| Editor: | Franco Rosso | |
| Producer: | Colin Luke | |
| Production company: | BBC, Tilme Life, Bayrischer Rundfunk | |
| Cast: | ||
| Location: | TABB | |
| TABB No.: | 70 | |
| Synopsis: | This documentary about the carnival in Trinidad and Tobago was made for the BBC series "The World About Us" and is narrated by the Caribbean author Andrew Salkey. It combines new material with historical footage and provides insights into the history of the Isles, the fusion of indigenous, African, European and Asian traditions and the sophistication of dance and costumes. It is also a film about the social function and impact of carnival. | |
| Keyword 1: | music | |
| Keyword 2: | black | |
| Keyword 3: | African | |
| Keyword 4: | white | |
| Keyword 5: | tradition | |
| Keyword 6: | dance | |
| Keyword 7: | carnival | |
| Keyword 8: | 1970s | |
| Keyword 9: | Asian | |
| Keyword 10: | West Indian | |
| Keyword 11: | Trinidad | |
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