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1. Blood Diamond (2006)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers
Votes: 586,398 | Gross: $57.37M
2. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,240 | Gross: $52.77M
3. The Wild Geese (1978)
R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A British banker hires a group of British mercenaries to rescue a deposed African President from the hands of a corrupt African dictator.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 14,185
4. The Power of One (1992)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Sport
An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Nomadlozi Kubheka
Votes: 10,701 | Gross: $2.83M
5. The Air Up There (1994)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona
Votes: 9,497 | Gross: $21.01M
6. The Dogs of War (1980)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais
Votes: 9,441
7. A Dry White Season (1989)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 6,201 | Gross: $3.77M
8. I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A bored Italian socialite (Kim Basinger) abandons her jet-set lifestyle for the rigors and rewards of rural Kenya in this true story, based on the best-selling memoir by Kuki Gallmann. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire).
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $6.54M
9. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Precious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.
Stars: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube
Votes: 3,848
10. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona
Votes: 2,358 | Gross: $2.17M
11. Ashanti (1979)
R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Anansa Linderby (Beverly Johnson) is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson
Votes: 2,118
12.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008–2009)
Episode:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
(2008)
TV-PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Botswanan woman starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Nikki Amuka-Bird
Votes: 1,257
13. The Storekeeper (1998)
22 min | Short, Crime
An elderly man owns a small, isolated general store somewhere in rural South Africa. After suffering a series of burglaries that culminates in the murder of a night-watchman, the ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Winston Ntshona, Vusi Kunene, Jerry Mofokeng, Jeremiah Ndlovu
Votes: 293
14. The Stick (1988)
90 min | Action, Horror, War
During the apartheid era in South Africa, a young naive soldier is assigned to a unit of racist white soldiers. After they annihilate a remote village led by a witch doctor, the spirits of those they've killed target them.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Greg Latter, Sean Taylor, Frantz Dobrowsky, James Whyle
Votes: 191
15. Night of the Cyclone (1990)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman joins a photo shoot on a tropical island as a model and falls for the artist. Dad, who's a cop, arrives to check up on her. When one of the models ends up dead, he looks into it. Are the models being used for sex tourism?
Director: David Irving | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jeffrey Meek, Marisa Berenson, Winston Ntshona
Votes: 146
16. BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
60 min | Drama
BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Stars: Ralph G. Morse, Gawn Grainger, John Bluthal, Trevor Laird
Votes: 138
17. Malunde (2001)
119 min | Drama
In post-apartheid South Africa, wiry 11-year-old Wonderboy is trying to survive on the crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg. Kobus, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget "... See full summary »
Director: Stefanie Sycholt | Stars: Ian Roberts, Kagiso Mtetwa, Winston Ntshona, Mosa Kaiser
Votes: 125
18. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
19. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 18
20. Marigolds in August (1980)
87 min | Drama
This story from a renowned South African playwright critiques the apartheid policy and the racial segregation in that country.
Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Athol Fugard, Nomonde Mhlobiso
Votes: 7
21. The Good Fight (2006 TV Movie)
Drama
Faith is aptly named. She fully believes implicitly that God will protect her through life's journey. Forced to head to Johannesburg to look for work upon the death of her mother, Faith ... See full summary »
Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: Katleho Bingwa, Vusi Duda, Phillip Mathebula, Smangele Mbatha
22. The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975 TV Special)
120 min
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Edward Albee, Jack Albertson, Tom Aldredge, Eve Arden
23. Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Iain Johnstone | Stars: Richard Burton, Ronald Fraser, John Glen, Kenneth Griffith
24. Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Athol Fugard, John Kani, Ben Kingsley, Winston Ntshona
25.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
(1974)
Drama
Two black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry to prove their identity during the apartheid era.
Director: John Davies | Stars: John Kani, Winston Ntshona
26.
2nd House (1973–1976)
Episode:
Athol Fugard
(1974)
Talk-Show
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Yvonne Bryceland, Niall Buggy, Wilson Dunster
27.
Aquarius (1970–1977)
Episode:
A Man Of Time/Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
(1977)
40 min | Documentary
A profile of George Daniels, a man who meticulously makes watches by hand. There's also a chance to catch up with John Kani and Winston Ntshona, reflecting on their international success in "Sizwe Bansi Is Dead".
Stars: Peter Hall, George Daniels, John Kani, Winston Ntshona