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The African

The African

The African

The African

1983•1h 41m•

★6.3(73 ratings)

ComedyAdventure

Overview

Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live. Here she meets her husband Victor, a devoted conservationist who left her three years ago to live in the jungle. Can you imagine his enthusiasm when she arrives at the conclusion that the ideal place to build this holiday resort is his kitchen garden?

Director

Philippe de Broca

Writers

Philippe de Broca, Gérard Brach

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Main Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Charlotte

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Victor

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Paul Planchet

Jacques François

Jacques François

Le docteur Patterson

Jean Benguigui

Jean Benguigui

Aristote Poulakis

Joseph Momo

Joseph Momo

Bako

Pierre Michaël

Pierre Michaël

Le P.D.G

Gordon Heath

Gordon Heath

Le ministre

Raymond Aquilon

Raymond Aquilon

Le commandant

Gisèle Charpentier

Gisèle Charpentier

La matronne

Maxime Dufeu

Maxime Dufeu

Un cadre

Vivian Reed

Vivian Reed

Joséphine

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Philippe de Broca

Writing

Writer: Philippe de Broca
Writer: Gérard Brach

Production

Producer: Claude Berri
Executive Producer: Pierre Grunstein

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Georges Delerue
Sound: Jean Labussière

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jean Penzer

Editing

Editor: Henri Lanoë

Art Direction

Production Design: François de Lamothe

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Sylvie Gautrelet
Costume Design: Ursula Rödel

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "L'africain" (FR).

#2

The runtime is 101 minutes (1h 41m).

#3

The film was directed by Philippe de Broca.

#4

The screenplay was written by Philippe de Broca and Gérard Brach.

#5

The score was composed by Georges Delerue.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Jean Penzer.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0085141.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

73 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

L'africain

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

AL

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Renn Productions