A Tale of Africa
1980 Japanese film
- James Stewart
Production
company
company
Sanrio
Release date
- July 19, 1980 (1980-07-19)
Running time
English
A Tale of Africa (also titled The Green Horizon and アフリカ物語 Afurika Monogatari)[1] is a 1980 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani and Simon Trevor and starring James Stewart (in his final live-action theatrically-released film role).
Plot
Cast
- James Stewart as Old Man
- Philip Sayer as Man
- Kathy as Girl
- Eleonora Vallone as Woman
- Heekura Simba
Production
The film was shot from late 1979 to early 1980 in Kenya.[1][2]
Release
The film premiered in the United States in 1981 when it aired on Showtime.[2][3]
Reception
David Parkinson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.[4] Leonard Maltin gave it a BOMB rating.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Clark, Mike; Sader, Luke; Maltin, Leonard (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9780452289789.page 14
- ^ a b Quirk, Lawrence J. (1999). James Stewart: Behind the Scenes of a Wonderful Life. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557834164.page 309
- ^ Thomas, Tony (1997). A Wonderful Life: The Films and Career of James Stewart. Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806519531.page 254
- ^ Parkinson, Tom. "The Green Horizon". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
- A Tale of Africa at IMDb
- A Tale of Africa at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films directed by Susumu Hani
- Bad Boys (1961)
- Mitasareta seikatsu (1962)
- She and He (1963)
- Children Hand in Hand (1963)
- Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
- Aido: Slave of Love (1969)
- A Tale of Africa (1980)