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A Good Man in Africa

  • 19941994
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  • 1h 34m
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Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, Louis Gossett Jr., John Lithgow, Diana Rigg, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
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In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,247
459
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    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • William Boyd(novel)
    • Stars
      • Colin Friels
      • Sean Connery
      • Joanne Whalley
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • William Boyd(novel)
    • Stars
      • Colin Friels
      • Sean Connery
      • Joanne Whalley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore

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    Sean Connery, Bruce Beresford, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Sean Connery and Bruce Beresford in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Sean Connery in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    John Lithgow and Diana Rigg in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Sean Connery in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Louis Gossett Jr. and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Louis Gossett Jr. in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Joanne Whalley and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    John Lithgow in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    Sean Connery in A Good Man in Africa (1994)

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    Colin Friels
    Colin Friels
    • Morgan Leafy
    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Dr. Murray
    Joanne Whalley
    Joanne Whalley
    • Celia
    • (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Fanshawe
    Diana Rigg
    Diana Rigg
    • Chloe
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Adekunle
    Sarah-Jane Fenton
    • Priscilla
    Maynard Eziashi
    Maynard Eziashi
    • Friday
    Jeremy Crutchley
    Jeremy Crutchley
    • Dalmire
    Jackie Mofokeng
    • Hazel
    Daphne Greenwood
    • Duchess
    Themba Ndaba
    • Kojo
    David Phetoe
    • Isaiah
    Dambuza Mdledle
    • Sonny
    Lillian Dube
    Lillian Dube
    • Innocence
    Peter Thage
    • Peter
    Patrick Mynhardt
    • Muller
    George Lee
    • Highlife Singer
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • William Boyd(novel) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actor Colin Friels replaced actor Gary Oldman after the latter withdrew from the movie.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Alex Murray: Show me the man who is completely content, and I'll show you the lobotomy scar.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Quiz Show/Milk Money/A Simple Twist of Fate/A Good Man in Africa/What Happened Was... (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Matutu Mirika
      Composed by Eric Agyeman

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    User reviews16

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    5/10
    An interesting outlook, but ultimately fails to impress.
    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.
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    • shanfloyd
    • Jun 25, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Africa
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un buen hombre en África
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Capitol Films
      • Polar Entertainment
      • South African Breweries
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,308,390
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,144,942
      • Sep 11, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,308,390
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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