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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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"Mister Johnson," now directed by Bruce Beresford in his first film since "Driving Miss Daisy," tells the story of an African civil servant, known to all as Mister Johnson, who works as a clerk in the office of the British district administrator.
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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.
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Sep 24, 2015 · M ister Johnson (1990) is a film that rewards and perhaps even requires more than one viewing, for its tone is elusive and its outcome a shock. The title character is a man in a white suit whose ambition and schemes will put him at odds with the two communities in which he moves.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Set in West Africa in the 1920s, the story revolves around the relationship between a young British officer in charge of building a road between Northern and Southern Nigeria and a well educated black man acting as a liaison. Cast & Crew. Read More. Bruce Beresford. Director. Maynard Eziashi. Mister Johnson.
