A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa (1994) is a comedy, drama film directed by Bruce Beresford rated 4.9/10.

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.

Cast

Colin Friels

Morgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner

Sean Connery

Dr. Alex Murray

John Lithgow

Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner

Diana Rigg

Chloe Fanshawe

Joanne Whalley

Celia Adekunle

Louis Gossett Jr.

Prof. Sam Adekunle

Maynard Eziashi

Friday, Leafy's Houseman

Jeremy Crutchley

Dickie Dalmire

Sarah-Jane Fenton

Priscilla Fanshawe

Jackie Mofokeng

Hazel, Leafy's Mistress

Daphne Greenwood

Duchess

Themba Ndaba

Kojo