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.
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Title: Ashanti (1979)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael Caine | ... | Dr. David Linderby | |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | Suleiman | |
| Kabir Bedi | ... | Malik | |
| Beverly Johnson | ... | Dr. Anansa Linderby | |
| Omar Sharif | ... | Prince Hassan | |
| Rex Harrison | ... | Brian Walker | |
| William Holden | ... | Jim Sandell | |
| Zia Mohyeddin | ... | Djamil | |
| Winston Ntshona | ... | Ansok | |
| Tariq Yunus | ... | Faid | |
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Tyrone Jackson | ... | Dongaro |
| Akosua Busia | ... | The Senoufo Girl | |
| Jean-Luc Bideau | ... | Marcel | |
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Olu Jacobs | ... | Commissioner Batak |
| Johnny Sekka | ... | Captain Bradford | |
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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.
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Slave trading lives today! See more »Parents Guide:
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(end title song)
Music by Michael Melvoin (uncredited)
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Jimmy Chambers
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When nobody met Sir Rex Harrison at the airport in Israel, he flew back to Hollywood. See more »Quotes
Dr. David Linderby: This is Dr. Linderby. Not very well I'm afraid, one of our doctors has been kidnapped.See more »
Alternate Versions
A copy of the film was given away on DVD by the UK Mail On Sunday newspaper. However this version was considerably edited and missing most of the violent scenes. As the BBFC have never cut the film it appears that this version has come from a pre-cut or TV print. See more »Soundtracks
Don't Lose the Feeling(end title song)
Music by Michael Melvoin (uncredited)
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Jimmy Chambers
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This is a film about modern day slavery and slave trade. At the same time it is a tale about love and how a person would go to all lengths to get back their loved one. Inter-racial marriage may be a touchy issue for some, but I found that it worked perfectly here. Dr. Anansa (a black woman) is kidnapped, and her husband ( a white man) spares nothing to get her back). When I watched the horrors that the captives endured it reminded me of the horrors that African captives endured over the centuries. This film brought out my emotions as I despised the human injustices portrayed. At the same time I could feel the love that the Linderby's had.