

Man of Africa
1953 Directed by Cyril FrankelFilmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and Batwa tribes to a new territory after the natural resources of their native soil has been depleted. The pro-ecological message is always present, but never so much as to degenerate into fatuous speechmaking. As a means to introduce the semblance of a plot, writer/director Cyril Frankel concentrates on the trials and tribulations of clerk-cum-farmer Jonathan (Frederick Bijurenda) and his native sweetheart Violet (Violet Mukabuerza). Print quality in Man of Africa varies from adequate to murky.
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Frederick Bijuerenda
....................................................Jonathan

Gordon Heath
....................................................Narrator
Violet Mukabuerza
....................................................Violet
Director
...........................................................Cyril Frankel
Producer
...........................................................John Grierson
Writer
...........................................................Montagu Slater
Editor
...........................................................Alvin Bailey
Music
...........................................................Malcolm Arnold
Story
...........................................................Cyril Frankel
Director of Photography
...........................................................Denny Densham
Production Companies
...................................................Group 3
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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