| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital rda |
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widescreen (1.85:1) rda |
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DVD-video NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 774 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 774.
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| System Details |
DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Male friendship -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Civil service -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Nigeria -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Africa -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Beresford, Bruce, film director.
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Boyd, William, 1952- screenwriter.
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Eziashi, Maynard, actor.
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Brosnan, Pierce, actor.
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Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Cary, Joyce, 1888-1957.
Mister Johnson.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Mr. Johnson |
| Standard No. |
715515157018 |
| Music No. |
CC2534D The Criterion Collection |
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