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Sanders of the River is a 1935 British film directed by the Hungarian-British director, Zoltán Korda, based on the stories of Edgar Wallace. It is set in Colonial Nigeria. The lead Nigerian characters were played by African Americans Paul Robeson and Nina Mae McKinney. The film proved a significant commercial and critical success, giving Korda ...
Sanders of the River: Directed by Zoltan Korda. With Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochran. A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly.
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- Zoltan Korda
- 1935-06-26
Sanders of the River. Seeking out new avenues for his artistry, Paul Robeson moved his family to London in 1928. During the next twelve years, he headlined six British films, pioneering uncharted territory for black actors and reaching a level of prominence unthinkable in Hollywood. Robeson's first British production, Zoltán Korda's Sanders of ...
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Synopsis. In N'Gombi, Nigeria, District Commissioner R. G. Sanders administers British law and supervises the different tribes living in the lands by the river. One afternoon, he is approached by a man claiming to be from the Ochuri tribe, but Sanders recognizes him as Bosambo, a Liberian native who escaped after being imprisoned for petty larceny.
Sanders of the River. In N'Gombi, Nigeria, British District Commissioner R.G. Sanders (Leslie Banks) oversees various tribes. Discovering that a Liberian native, Bosambo (Paul Robeson), has been ...
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