Title from container. Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward. Based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary. Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. Widescreen (1.85:1). Special features: New interviews with Beresford, producer Michael Fitzgerald, and actors Maynard Eziashi and Pierce Brosnan; trailer; Plus: An essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard.
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. 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.
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