I Dreamed of Africa (
2000) | IMDb:
5.5
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
Starring:
Kim Basinger
,
Vincent Perez
,
Liam Aiken
,
Daniel Craig
,
Eva Marie Saint
,
Lance Reddick
Directed by:
Hugh Hudson
Tarzan and the Lost City (
1998) | IMDb:
4
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
Starring:
Casper Van Dien
,
Jane March
,
Steven Waddington
,
Winston Ntshona
,
Rapulana Seiphemo
,
Sean Taylor
The Air Up There (
1994) | IMDb:
5.6
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Starring:
Kevin Bacon
,
Charles Gitonga Maina
,
Yolanda Vazquez
,
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
,
Sean McCann
,
Dennis Patrick
Directed by:
Paul Michael Glaser
The Power of One (
1992) | IMDb:
7.1
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Stephen Dorff
,
Simon Fenton
,
Guy Witcher
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Alois Moyo
Gandhi (
1982) | IMDb:
8
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
The Dogs of War (
1980) | IMDb:
6.3
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
Starring:
Christopher Walken
,
Tom Berenger
,
Winston Ntshona
,
Hugh Millais
,
JoBeth Williams
,
Paul Freeman
The Wild Geese (
1978) | IMDb:
6.8
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Starring:
Roger Moore
,
Richard Harris
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Richard Burton
,
Stewart Granger
,
John Kani