A Good Man in Africa

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A Good Man in Africa

R

Released Sep 9, 1994

1h 35m

Drama

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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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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Robert Faires

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

This plot, and the attitudes that underlie it, remind me of the patronizing tone of novels set in Africa 50 years ago, about colorful colonials and backward natives. The movie is not overtly racist. But there is an unpleasant undertone.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

Boyd's novel was largely interior monologue, and it is fair enough that Boyd's own adaptation should go for something different -- but not for banal dialogue and creaking-farce machinery.

Nov 30, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 18, 2005

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Susan Tavernetti

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 2/4

May 20, 2003

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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

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Morgan Leafy

Joanne Whalley

Celia Adekunle

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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
Producer: John Fiedler, John Tarlov
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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