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For other uses, see Mr. Johnson (disambiguation).
Mister Johnson Directed by Bruce Beresford Produced by Michael Fitzgerald Written by Joyce Cary, William Boyd Starring Maynard Eziashi
Pierce BrosnanMusic by Georges Delerue Cinematography Peter James Editing by Humphrey Dixon Studio Avenue Pictures Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Release date(s) 1990 Running time 97 minutes Country United States Language English Mister Johnson is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival, where Maynard Eziashi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[1]
The film was shot in Toro, Nigeria. In addition to the film, there was a 1956 stage version starring, among others, Robert Earl Jones.
Cast
- Maynard Eziashi as Mister Johnson
- Pierce Brosnan as Harry Rudbeck
- Edward Woodward as Sargy Gollup
- Beatie Edney as Celia Rudbeck
- Denis Quilley as Bulteen
- Nick Reding as Tring
- Bella Enahoro as Bamu
- Femi Fatoba as Waziri
- Kwabena Manso as Benjamin
- Hubert Ogunde as Brimah (as Chief Hubert Ogunde)
- Sola Adeyemi as Ajali
- Jerry Linus as Saleh
- George Menta as Emil
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
External links
- Mister Johnson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mister Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
- Mister Johnson at AllRovi
Films directed by Bruce Beresford 1970s The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) · Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) · Side by Side (1975) · Don's Party (1976) · The Getting of Wisdom (1978) · Money Movers (1978)1980s Breaker Morant (1980) · The Club (1980) · Puberty Blues (1981) · Tender Mercies (1983) · King David (1985) · The Fringe Dwellers (1986) · Crimes of the Heart (1986) · Her Alibi (1989) · Driving Miss Daisy (1989)1990s Mister Johnson (1990) · Black Robe (1991) · Rich in Love (1993) · A Good Man in Africa (1994) · Silent Fall (1994) · Last Dance (1996) · Paradise Road (1997) · Sydney – A Story of a City (1999) · Double Jeopardy (1999)2000s Bride of the Wind (2001) · Evelyn (2002) · And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) · The Contract (2006) · Mao's Last Dancer (2009)Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1990 films
- 1990s drama films
- American drama films
- Race-related films
- Films directed by Bruce Beresford
- 1990s drama film stubs
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