Sanders of the River (1935)

Directed by

Zoltan Korda

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

U

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British district commissioner rules over a region in colonial Nigeria. He tries to maintain order and loyalty among the local people while dealing with outside threats.

colonial-eradramaticmusicalstageddatedslow-pacedserious

What happens

Sanders of the River is a 1935 British film directed by the Hungarian-British director, Zoltán Korda, based on the stories of Edgar Wallace. It is set in Colonial Nigeria. The lead Nigerian characters were played by African Americans Paul Robeson and Nina Mae McKinney. The film proved a significant commercial and critical success, giving Korda the first of his four nominations for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. The Commissioner of Nigeria to London protested the film as slanderous to his country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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