A Good Man in Africa (1994) 4.9
Director:Bruce Beresford |
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A Good Man in Africa (1994) 4.9
Director:Bruce Beresford |
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| Colin Friels | ... |
Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
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| Sean Connery | ... |
Dr. Alex Murray
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| John Lithgow | ... |
Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
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| Diana Rigg | ... |
Chloe Fanshawe
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| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... |
Prof. Sam Adekunle
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| Joanne Whalley | ... |
Celia Adekunle
(as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
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Sarah-Jane Fenton | ... |
Priscilla Fanshawe
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Maynard Eziashi | ... |
Friday, Leafy's Houseman
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| Jeremy Crutchley | ... |
Dalmire
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Jackie Mofokeng | ... |
Hazel, Leafy's Mistress
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Daphne Greenwood | ... |
Duchess
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Themba Ndaba | ... |
Kojo
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David Phetoe | ... |
Isaiah
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Dambuza Mdledle | ... |
Sonny, Hazel's Brother
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Lillian Dube | ... |
Innocence, Maid who was struck by lightning
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A quite interesting comedy about the British aristocrats in a newly-independent country of Africa. Colin Friels does a very decent job as the Mr. Leafy, the first secretary of British High Comissioner. So does Sean Connery. The screenplay has a very smart satirical flavor in it with fine sense of humor regarding royal formalities, sexual clichés and even venereal diseases.
But the main problem of the movie is perhaps its ending. The ending is quite abrupt and the scene thereafter is surprisingly mundane. In fact, I don't get the idea behind all that stuff. I haven't read the original novel but seems like now I want to check it out.