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The Lion Of Africa
''The Lion of Africa'' is a 1987 American adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. The film stars Brian Dennehy, Brooke Adams, Yosef Shiloach, Don Warrington, Carl Andrews and Katherine Schofield. The film premiered on June 28, 1987, on HBO. Plot Cast * Brian Dennehy as Sam Marsh * Brooke Adams as Grace Danet * Yosef Shiloach as Valentim * Don Warrington as Henry Piggot * Carl Andrews as Jemmy Banta *Katherine Schofield as Cecilia *Joe Chege as Wallace * Tony Msalame as African Doctor *Oliver Litondo as Sergeant *William Tsuma as Joko *Rose Maruru as Joko's Girlfriend *Edwin Mahinda Edwin Mahinda is a retired Kenyan actor. Starting his cinema career as a child artist, Mahinda is best known for the roles in the films ''The Kitchen Toto'', ''White Mischief'' and ''The Lion of Africa''. Career In 1987, Mahinda made his maide ... as Joko's Brother *Mwangangi Ndunda as Kandinko Shaman *Margaret Averdling as Jemmy's Wife References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Connor (director)
Kevin Connor (born 14 July 1937) is an English film and television director based in Hollywood. Biography Connor was born in Kings Cross, London on 14 July 1937. He left school in 1953, first working on documentary films in Soho. Later, he became a sound editor on several British productions, working with directors such as Tony Richardson, Richard Attenborough, Richard Lester, Abraham Polonsky and Michael Cacoyannis. Connor worked as an editor on ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' in 1969, and was eventually given his directing break with ''From Beyond the Grave'' in 1974, thanks to producer Milton Subotsky of Amicus Productions. He is best remembered for directing 1970s fantasy/adventure films such as '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974), '' At the Earth's Core'' (1976), '' The People That Time Forgot'' (1977), ''Warlords of Atlantis'' (1979) and ''Arabian Adventure'' (1979). Connor has also directed other films such as ''Trial by Combat'' (1976), ''Motel Hell'' (1980), '' The House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Msalame
Tony Msalame Mwashumbe (12 December 1954–-28 May 2010), was a Kenyan actor and media personality. One of the most respected media personalities in Kenyan broadcasting history, Msalame also established as an actor in the film ''The Lion of Africa'' and television soapie ''Tushauriane''. Personal life He was born on 12 December 1954 in Taita, Kenya as the second son of the family. His father, Chrispas Mwashumbe was a Chief Inspector. His mother, Grace Sowairina Mwashumbe was a housewife. He had 6 siblings: Dorothy Mkakim, Sheila Kale, Arnold Magah, Lorna Mwashumbe, Jacob Mwashumbe and Surprise Mwashumbe. In 1967, his mother died shortly after youngest sibling Surprise was born. With his father's job, he had to move in several regions, where he completed primary education from several schools including; Buxton Primary School Mombasa, D.E.B. Pumwani Primary and Kisumu Union Primary School. Finally he completed KCPE Examination in 1970 from Samburu Primary School. Then he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Kevin Connor
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO Films Films
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based at Warner Bros. Discovery's corporate headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan's West Side district. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs (consisting of short films and making-of documentaries). HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service in the United States. HBO pioneered modern pay television upon its launch on November 8, 1972: it was the first television service to be directly transmitted and distributed to individual cable television systems, and was the conceptual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Adventure Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Adventure Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 31 - ''The Cure for Insomnia'' premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records. * May 23 - ''Starlog Salutes Star Wars'' is held in Los Angeles, California, the first officially sponsored Star Wars convention to commemorate the franchise's 10th anniversary. * June 29 - The ''James Bond'' franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary and premieres its 15th film, ''The Living Daylights'' * July 17 - Walt Disney's classic masterpiece ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' is re-released worldwide for its 50th anniversary. * 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Television Films
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Mahinda
Edwin Mahinda is a retired Kenyan actor. Starting his cinema career as a child artist, Mahinda is best known for the roles in the films ''The Kitchen Toto'', ''White Mischief'' and ''The Lion of Africa''. Career In 1987, Mahinda made his maiden cinema appearance with the British drama film ''The Kitchen Toto''. He played the lead role 'Mwangi' in the film, where he later won the Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor. With the success of the film, he was then selected for the 1987 film ''White Mischief'' for the minor role of 'Boy Waiter at Wake'. However, in 1988, he again played the supportive role 'Joko's Brother' in the American adventure film '' The Lion of Africa''. The film had its premiere on June 28, 1987, on HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba .... In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Litondo
Oliver Musila Litondo (born 1948) is a Kenyan actor, journalist and news anchor. He is known for portraying Kimani Maruge in the 2010 biographical film ''The First Grader''. For his portrayal as Maruge, Litondo won the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor and the Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. He was also nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in ''The First Grader''. Litondo is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Stockholm University and Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le .... He is married to Beldina. Litondo is a recipient of the Kalasha Lifetime Achievement award. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Litondo, Oliver Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, family, horror, or war. Overview Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms. A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal, embarking on travels, quests, tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in over 180 films and in many television and stage productions. His film roles included '' First Blood'' (1982), '' Gorky Park'' (1983), '' Silverado'' (1985), '' Cocoon'' (1985), '' F/X'' (1986), '' Presumed Innocent'' (1990), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), ''Ratatouille'' (2007), and '' Knight of Cups'' (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film ''Death of a Salesman'' (2000). According to ''Variety'', Dennehy was "perhaps the foremost living interpreter" of playwright Eugene O'Neill's works on stage and screen. He had a decades long relationship with Chicago's Goodman Theatre where much of his O'Neill work originated. He also regularly played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
