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Haiti: 'Land of Dark Majesty'

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In this FitzPatrick's Traveltalk short, a trip to Haiti serves as a portal into its history, mainly under 19th century ruler Henri Christophe.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1941-07-05

Runtime: 8 mins

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Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Haiti: 'Land of Dark Majesty'

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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