Film

Mister Johnson

1991 · 1h 41m · Drama

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

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

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.

Maynard Eziashi

Mister Johnson

Pierce Brosnan

Harry Rudbeck

Edward Woodward

Sargy Gollup

Beatie Edney

Celia Rudbeck

Denis Quilley

Bulteen

Nick Reding

Tring

Bella Enahoro

Bamu

Femi Fatoba

Waziri

Kwabena Manso

Benjamin

Steve James

Aliu

Hubert Ogunde

Brimah

• Bruce BeresfordDirector
• William BoydScreenplay
• Joyce CaryNovel
• Michael FitzgeraldProducer
• Penelope GlassProducer
• Bill BenensonExecutive Producer
• Peter JamesDirector of Photography
• Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
• Humphrey DixonEditor
• Susie BruffinCasting

Release date

March 22, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

14A

Genres

Drama

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