A Good Man in Africa
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Bruce Beresford John Fiedler Mark Tarlov |
| Written by | William Boyd |
| Starring | Colin Friels Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Sean Connery John Lithgow Louis Gossett Jr. Diana Rigg |
| Music by | John Du Prez |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  September 9, 1994 |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country |  South Africa United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,308,390 |
A Good Man in Africa is a 1994 film, based on the novel A Good Man in Africa (written by William Boyd in 1981), and directed by Bruce Beresford.
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[edit] Synopsis
Morgan Leafy is a British diplomat and works in the small African state of Kinjanja, in the process of decolonisation. Arthur Fanshawe, a new member of the Commission, brings Leafy the news that oil has just been discovered in Kinjanja. For the British to obtain the benefits of such unexpected news, they must maintain good relations with the man who appears likely to be the next president of Kinjanja, Sam Adekunle. But a diplomatic crisis occurs: a woman dies at the High Commission and the British want to prolong the native burial honors for several days.
[edit] DVD release
Focus Features released an Amazon.com exclusive DVD of the film on January 11, 2010.
[edit] Cast
- Colin Friels as Morgan Leafy
- Sean Connery as Dr. Alex Murray
- John Lithgow as Arthur Fanshawe
- Diana Rigg as Chloe Fanshawe
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Prof. Sam Adekunle
- Joanne Whalley as Celia Adekunle
- Sarah-Jane Fenton as Priscilla Fanshawe
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