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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #774
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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. Mister Johnson, based on a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot
Based on a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary
DVD release of the 1990 motion picture
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Special features: New interviews with Beresford, producer Michael Fitzgerald, and actors Maynard Eziashi and Pierce Brosnan; trailer; essay
Editor, Humphrey Dixon ; music, George Delerue ; director of photography, Peter James
Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward
MPAA rating: PG-13
DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo
Closed-captioned