
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 5.0
Academy Award winner Sean Connery heads an all-star cast in A Good Man in Africa - a wickedly funny comedy about sex, power and colliding cultures. Politics are already strained between English imperialists and the West African government of Kinjanja when womanizing British diplomat Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels) is caught in bed with Celia (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer), wife of corrupt Kinjanjan presidential candidate Sam Adekunle (Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr.). As punishment, Leafy is forced into bribing an official who has voted down a project that stands to make Adekunle very rich. Leafy thinks he's gotten off easy… until he learns the lone holdout is none other than Kinjanja's own brick wall of integrity, Dr. Alex Murray (Connery). Meanwhile, Leafy must also contend with his absurdly stuffy boss Fanshawe (John Lithgow), Fanshawe's lusty wife (Diana Rigg) and their luscious, too friendly daughter! Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "a grand party with wonderful guests," this wildly witty satire is your invitation to "incorruptible" entertainment.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-07-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 (44 votes)
Themes
- golf
Cast & crew

Colin Friels
as Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner

Sean Connery
as Dr. Alex Murray

John Lithgow
as Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner

Diana Rigg
as Chloe Fanshawe

Joanne Whalley
as Celia Adekunle

Louis Gossett Jr.
as Prof. Sam Adekunle
- ME
Maynard Eziashi
as Friday, Leafy's Houseman

Jeremy Crutchley
as Dickie Dalmire
- SF
Sarah-Jane Fenton
as Priscilla Fanshawe
- JM
Jackie Mofokeng
as Hazel, Leafy's Mistress
Directed by Bruce Beresford