Oka!

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

John Huston

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres,...

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Henry King

Cast

Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Cast

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Steve Oedekerk

Cast

Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow