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A Good Man in Africa
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A Good Man in Africa

1994-07-14 · 94 min · ★ 4.9

Comedy · Drama

Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has an eye for beautiful women around him, especially Hazel, a native beauty, with whom he is having an affair. Things get complicated because Sam Adekunle, a man running for president of the country, wants a favor from Leafy in return after he has accepted the invitation to visit London. The proposition involves swaying a prominent doctor's opposition to a plan that will make Adenkule filthy rich.

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Directors
Bruce Beresford
Production companies
Gramercy Pictures, Universal Pictures
Countries
South Africa, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Colin FrielsColin FrielsMorgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
Sean ConnerySean ConneryDr. Alex Murray
John LithgowJohn LithgowArthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
Diana RiggDiana RiggChloe Fanshawe
Joanne WhalleyJoanne WhalleyCelia Adekunle
Louis Gossett Jr.Louis Gossett Jr.Prof. Sam Adekunle
Maynard EziashiMaynard EziashiFriday, Leafy's Houseman
Jeremy CrutchleyJeremy CrutchleyDickie Dalmire
Sarah-Jane FentonPriscilla Fanshawe
Jackie MofokengHazel, Leafy's Mistress
Daphne GreenwoodDuchess
Themba NdabaThemba NdabaKojo
David PhetoeIsaiah

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