Mister Johnson (1990)
Africa 1923: A clash of cultures between British imperalists and a black man too smart for his own good.
101 min
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.
- Release date
- March 22, 1991
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Harry Rudbeck
- Edward Woodward as Sargy Gollup
- Maynard Eziashi as Mister Johnson
- Beatie Edney as Celia Rudbeck
- Denis Quilley as Bulteen
- Nick Reding as Tring
- Bella Enahoro as Bamu
- Femi Fatoba as Waziri
- Q as Benjamin
- Hubert Ogunde as Brimah
Crew
- Bruce Beresford · Director
- William Boyd · Writer
- Joyce Cary · Writer
- Michael Fitzgerald · Producer
- Georges Delerue · Composer
- Peter James · Cinematographer
- Humphrey Dixon · Editor
- Susie Bruffin · Casting director
- Herbert Pinter · Production designer