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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 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. It was the first American ...
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.
Apr 19, 1991 · "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.
Jul 10, 2018 · www.screenbound.co.uk Mister Johnson [1990] Working for the British in Colonial Africa, a young Nigerian starts to delude himself that he is an English gentleman - but then finds himself...
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Mister Johnson. Directed by Bruce Beresford • 1990 • United States. Starring Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan. 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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In 1920s Africa, young black accountant Mister Johnson (Maynard Eziashi) is talented enough to get an accounting job at the English colonial offices, but he quickly learns that his race...
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