Captain Defenestrator

8th Jan 2016

Django Unchained (2012)

Question: Why does the Dr say that Alexandre Dumas was black?

Answer: Candie has a blind admiration for all things French. Pointing out to him that The Three Musketeers was written by a black man (Dumas had African heritage) would offend his sensibilities, which was King's goal.

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