Comedy ·Adventure · France · 1983 · 1h 41m

The African

L'africain

Director

Cast

Catherine Deneuve as Charlotte Philippe Noiret as Victor Jean-François Balmer as Paul Planchet Jacques François as Le docteur Patterson Jean Benguigui as Aristote Poulakis Joseph Momo as Bako

Crew

Jean Penzer — Director of Photography Henri Lanoë — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Philippe de Broca — Writer Gérard Brach — Writer Claude Berri — Producer

Synopsis

Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live. Here she meets her husband Victor, a devoted conservationist who left her three years ago to live in the jungle. Can you imagine his enthusiasm when she arrives at the conclusion that the ideal place to build this holiday resort is his kitchen garden?

Key Collaborators

Philippe de Broca Director Jean Penzer Director of Photography Henri Lanoë Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Philippe de Broca Writer Gérard Brach Writer Claude Berri Producer François de Lamothe Production Design Sylvie Gautrelet Costume Design Ursula Rödel Costume Design

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