A Good Man in Africa

R

Released Sep 9, 1994

1h 35m

Drama

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10%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

27%

500+ Ratings

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Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels) is a British diplomat living in Kinjanja, an African nation recently freed from British rule. Arthur Fanshawe (John Lithgow), a new diplomat eager to leave Africa, learns that Kinjanja sits on top of a huge oil reserve. Unfortunately, Morgan is too preoccupied with alcohol and women to know what to do with the oil. To make matters worse, a woman is struck by lightning on the British compound, creating a tense political situation with the local government.

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Three star movie and a four star book.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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How did Connery do this? It barely passed the time. Stupidity without laughs.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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What were Connery and Rigg thinking when they signed up for this rubbish?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Watch it for free on online :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Adequate nothing more. Wastes a lot of good actors chief among them Diana Rigg and Sean Connery.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I think it was hilarious. It made fun of both the British and African sides tastefully. If you have a light enough heart to enjoy a feel good movie with some little hidden gems of knowledge this is it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Bruce Beresford

Director

Colin Friels

Morgan Leafy

Joanne Whalley

Celia Adekunle

Sean Connery

Dr. Alex Murray

Louis Gossett Jr.

Professor Sam Adekunle

John Lithgow

Arthur Fanshawe

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Synopsis

Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels) is a British diplomat living in Kinjanja, an African nation recently freed from British rule. Arthur Fanshawe (John Lithgow), a new diplomat eager to leave Africa, learns that Kinjanja sits on top of a huge oil reserve. Unfortunately, Morgan is too preoccupied with alcohol and women to know what to do with the oil. To make matters worse, a woman is struck by lightning on the British compound, creating a tense political situation with the local government.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Screenwriter: William Boyd
Production Co: Capitol Films
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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