Ruby Dee
Leah Matanzima
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Synopsis. During a trip to the newly independent nation of Fahari, Africa, Red Salter, an African American jazz musician, falls in love with Leah Matanzima, but she is involved in Fahari's struggle against a puppet government run by multinational corporations.
An Afro-American jazz pianist (Greg Morris) becomes involved with a patriot (Ossie Davis) hunted by a mercenary in Africa.
- Ossie Davis
- PG
- Ruby Dee
Dec 9, 1977 · Original title: Countdown at Kusini. 1976. PG. 1h 41m. IMDb RATING. 5.2 /10. 33. YOUR RATING. Rate. Action Drama. Story of the transition of an African country from colonialism to independence. Director. Ossie Davis. Writers. Ossie Davis. Ladi Ladebo. Al Freeman Jr. Stars. Ruby Dee. Ossie Davis. Greg Morris. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- Action, Drama
- Ossie Davis
- 1977-12-09
Ossie Davis, the distinguished African-American character actor, director and civil rights activist, died of natural causes on February 4 in Miami Beach, where he was filming a movie.
- Ossie Davis
- Ruby Dee
Synopsis. During a trip to the newly independent nation of Fahari, Africa, Red Salter, an African American jazz musician, falls in love with Leah Matanzima, but she is involved in Fahari's struggle against a puppet government run by multinational corporations.
Jul 10, 2023 · The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority made history by becoming the first Black women’s organization to produce a feature film with “Countdown at Kusini,” which Davis directed. It was developed as a counter-narrative to blaxploitation and negative representations of Blacks in media.
Countdown at Kusini Reviews. Countdown at Kusini is the sort of movie that illustrates what happens when achievement falls short of aims. Full Review | Jul 11, 2020. [Ruby Dee's] a fine...
