DVD
Mister Johnson
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward, Beatie Edney, Denis Quilley, Bella Enahoro, Kwabena Manso, Nick Reding, Femi Fatoba, Chief Hubert Ogunde, Sola Adeyemi.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Uniform Title
Summary
A Nigerian villager is eager to work as a civil servant for the British authorities, including a sympathetic district officer, in the hopes that it will benefit him in the future. Instead, his ambition leads to his tragic downfall.
Notes
Title from container.
Based upon the novel by Joyce Cary.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Bruce Beresford ; new interviews with Beresford, producer Michael Fitzgerald, and actors Maynard Eziashi and Pierce Brosnan ; trailer.