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Mister Johnson. (film) Mister Johnson is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1939 novel by Irish author Joyce Cary. The film, set in 1929, stars first-time [1] actor Maynard Eziashi as a Nigerian who works as a clerk for the British civil service and adopts the style of the British colonialists in the belief that he is a true Englishman.
Mister Johnson: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward, Beatie Edney. In 1923, a local resident of British Colonial Nigeria tries to be equal with the colonial administration.
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- Drama
- Bruce Beresford
- 1991-04
Apr 19, 1991 · A film adaptation of Joyce Cary's novel about an African civil servant who adopts British values and suffers a tragic fate. Roger Ebert praises the subtlety and the performances of this historical drama directed by Bruce Beresford.
Mister Johnson, based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot. A decade after he broke through with Breaker Morant, Australian director Bruce Beresford made another acclaimed film about the effects of colonialism on the individual.
- Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson is a local that thinks he is English and dresses and speaks impeccably. To live the lifestyle, he needs to â duck and diveâ to keep up. The films one redeeming feature is the ...
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- Bruce Beresford
- PG-13
- Maynard Eziashi
Summaries. In 1923, a local resident of British Colonial Nigeria tries to be equal with the colonial administration. In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity: an educated black man who doesn't fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate and considers himself English, though he has never ...
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Sep 8, 1990 · Novel. William Boyd. Screenplay. 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 ...
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