The African
6.3
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?
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Cast
12 people
Catherine Deneuve
Charlotte
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Philippe Noiret
Victor
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
The Postman
Jean-François Balmer
Paul Planchet
Known for
In the House
Madame Bovary
Jacques François
Le docteur Patterson
Known for
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
The Toy
Jean Benguigui
Aristote Poulakis
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Coco
Joseph Momo
Bako
Known for
La Haine
Drummer-Crab
Pierre Michaël
Le P.D.G
Also in
Strange Affair
Fortune
Gordon Heath
Le ministre
Known for
Money Money Money
Sapphire
Raymond Aquilon
Le commandant
Known for
Hold-up
Une époque formidable
Gisèle Charpentier
La matronne
No other roles listed
Maxime Dufeu
Un cadre
Also in
Bolero
Until September
Vivian Reed
Joséphine
Also in
Headin' for Broadway
La Rumba
Philippe de Broca Director · Gérard Brach Writer Georges Delerue Composer
United States release November 11, 1983 · Produced in France · Original title L'africain
Production
Renn Productions
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
L'africain
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · October 22, 1983
TV
France · October 22, 1983
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1983
Theatrical
France
July 8, 2025 · TV · à 20h55 sur France•5
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