Captain John Reiker — Tamango Character Profile

About Captain John Reiker

A Dutch sea captain commanding the vessel on what he believes will be his final slave-ship voyage. He maintains control over the crew and captives, and ultimately executes his threat by firing a cannon into the hold to crush the rebellion.

Captain John Reiker — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Curd Jürgens

Appears in

Tamango (1958)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Captain John Reiker — Power Master And Slave — Zaru (Bachir Touré)

  Power dynamic between slave captain and captured slave

• Captain John Reiker — Power Master And Slave — Chadi (Doudou Babet)

  Power dynamic between slave captain and captured slave

• Captain John Reiker — Power Master And Slave — Fernando (Julien Verdier)

  Power dynamic between slave captain and captured slave

• Captain John Reiker — Professional Captain And Crew — Cook (Clément Harari)

  Professional relationship between ship captain and crew member

• Captain John Reiker — Professional Captain And Crew — Werner (Guy Mairesse)

  Professional relationship between ship captain and crew member

• Captain John Reiker — Professional Captain And Crew — Bebe (Roger Hanin)

  Professional relationship between ship captain and crew member

• Captain John Reiker — Power Master And Slave — Tamango (Alex Cressan)

  Power dynamic between slave captain and captured slave

• Captain John Reiker — Professional Captain And Doctor — Dr. Corot (Jean Servais)

  Professional relationship between ship captain and doctor

• Captain John Reiker — Romantic Mistress — Aiché, Reiker's mistress (Dorothy Dandridge)

  Captain Reiker has Aiché as his mistress on the ship

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More characters from Tamango

• Aiché, Reiker's mistress (Dorothy Dandridge)
• Tamango (Alex Cressan)
• Dr. Corot (Jean Servais)
• Bebe (Roger Hanin)
• Werner (Guy Mairesse)
• Slave Warrior (Douta Seck)
• The Black Chief (Habib Benglia)
• Cook (Clément Harari)
• Chadi (Doudou Babet)
• Zaru (Bachir Touré)
• Fernando (Julien Verdier)