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58% Critic Match
Sanders of the River
“He Breaks Loose in the Jungle!”
5.8 / 10• 1935• 1h 28m•NR• English
AdventureDrama
Storyline
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Cast & Crew
Paul Robeson
Bosambo
Lead
Leslie Banks
R.G. Sanders
Nina Mae McKinney
Lilongo
RC
Robert Cochran
Lieutenant Tibbets
Martin Walker
J. Ferguson
TW
Tony Wane
King Mofolaba
Marqués De Portago
Farini
Eric Maturin
Smith
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Zoltan Korda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sanders of the River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
