The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruce BeresfordDirector
- William BoydScreenplay
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Maynard EziashiMister Johnson
- Pierce BrosnanHarry Rudbeck
- Edward WoodwardSargy Gollup
- Beatie EdneyCelia Rudbeck
- Denis QuilleyBulteen
- Nick RedingTring
- Bella EnahoroBamu
- Femi FatobaWaziri
- Kwabena MansoBenjamin
- Steve JamesAliu
- Hubert OgundeBrimah
Stills
Themes
workerafricanigeriabritish colonialtradetribal lawwife beater1920s