Mister Johnson

Mister Johnson

101 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 1990

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.

Mister Johnson

101 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 1990

Mister Johnson
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers
Original title Mister Johnson
Directors Bruce Beresford
Writers Joyce Cary, William Boyd

Cast

Maynard Eziashi

as Mister Johnson

Pierce Brosnan

as Harry Rudbeck

Edward Woodward

as Sargy Gollup

Beatie Edney

as Celia Rudbeck

Denis Quilley

as Bulteen

Nick Reding

as Tring

Bella Enahoro

as Bamu

Femi Fatoba

as Waziri

Kwabena Manso

as Benjamin

Steve James

as Aliu