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Mister Johnson

19916.2 / 10101 min
Drama

Overview

Africa 1923: A clash of cultures between British imperalists and a black man too smart for his own good.

In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.

Cast

Maynard Eziashi

Maynard Eziashi

Mister Johnson

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Harry Rudbeck

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Sargy Gollup

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Celia Rudbeck

Denis Quilley

Denis Quilley

Bulteen

Nick Reding

Nick Reding

Tring

Bella Enahoro

Bella Enahoro

Bamu

Femi Fatoba

Femi Fatoba

Waziri

Kwabena Manso

Kwabena Manso

Benjamin

Steve James

Steve James

Aliu

Crew

Joyce Cary

Joyce Cary

Novel

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Bill Benenson

Bill Benenson

Executive Producer

Penelope Glass

Penelope Glass

Producer

Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford

Director

Peter James

Peter James

Director of Photography

Humphrey Dixon

Humphrey Dixon

Editor

Herbert Pinter

Herbert Pinter

Production Design

Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald

Producer

William Boyd

William Boyd

Screenplay

Susie Bruffin

Susie Bruffin

Casting

Rosemary Burrows

Rosemary Burrows

Costume Design

Chuck Finch

Chuck Finch

Gaffer