Bibliograph

Mister Johnson, directed by Bruce Beresford

Type

Label

Mister Johnson, directed by Bruce Beresford

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13

Main title

Mister Johnson

Oclc number

917670433

Responsibility statement

directed by Bruce Beresford

Runtime

101

Series statement

Criterion collection, 774

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

Technique

live action

Classification