A Good Man in Africa

1h 34min

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.

Production Companies

Gramercy Pictures

Universal Pictures

Cast

Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Dr. Alex Murray
John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg

Chloe Fanshawe
Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Celia Adekunle
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Prof. Sam Adekunle
Maynard Eziashi

Maynard Eziashi

Friday, Leafy's Houseman
Jeremy Crutchley

Jeremy Crutchley

Dickie Dalmire
Sarah-Jane Fenton

Sarah-Jane Fenton

Priscilla Fanshawe
Jackie Mofokeng

Jackie Mofokeng

Hazel, Leafy's Mistress

Release date

14th Jul 1994

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English