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C
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MASTER SCORE 49.8 / 100
1994·Comedy / Drama·1h 34m

A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA

Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has an eye for beautiful women around him, especially Hazel, a native beauty, with whom he is having an affair. Things get complicated because Sam Adekunle, a man running for president of the country, wants a favor from Leafy in return after he has accepted the invitation to visit London. The proposition involves swaying a prominent doctor's opposition to a plan that will make Adenkule filthy rich.

Above the Line
Bruce Beresford·DirectorWilliam Boyd·WriterWilliam Boyd·NovelJohn Du Prez·Original Music ComposerJim Clark·Editor
Cast
Colin Friels·Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High CommissionerSean Connery·Dr. Alex MurrayJohn Lithgow·Arthur Fanshawe, British High CommissionerDiana Rigg·Chloe FanshaweJoanne Whalley·Celia AdekunleLouis Gossett Jr.·Prof. Sam AdekunleMaynard Eziashi·Friday, Leafy's HousemanJeremy Crutchley·Dickie DalmireSarah-Jane Fenton·Priscilla FanshaweJackie Mofokeng·Hazel, Leafy's Mistress
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 1
Bruce Beresford·Director
Writing· 2
William Boyd·WriterWilliam Boyd·Novel
Editing· 1
Jim Clark·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John Du Prez·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Herbert Pinter·Production DesignGraeme Orwin·Art DirectionRosemary Burrows·Costume DesignVictor Botha·Set DecorationTracy Crystal·Makeup ArtistIlona Herman·Makeup Artist
Production· 10
Jane Barclay·Executive ProducerBruce Beresford·ProducerJoseph M. Caracciolo Jr.·Executive ProducerJohn Fiedler·ProducerSharon Harel-Cohen·Executive ProducerAvi Lerner·Executive ProducerMark Tarlov·ProducerWilliam Boyd·Co-ProducerSusie Figgis·CastingBilly Hopkins·Casting
Other Departments· 2
Andrzej Bartkowiak·CinematographyLloyd Power·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
49.8
OF 100
Master Score
5.1
OF 10
IMDb
10%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#336699
#999999
Mood
Adventurous, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
90s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a collage of six individuals at the top, with a large title in the middle, and a man standing between two elephants in a grassy field with a”

comedydrama
Key Elements
HatElephantsRainbow
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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