Kongi's Harvest
6.3
An African dictator (Wole Soyinka) needs to convince the former king (Rashidi Onikoyi) to legitimize his reign by offering him the ceremonial yam at the upcoming harvest festival.
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Wole Soyinka
President Kongi
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Rasidi Onikoyi
King Oba Danlola
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Francis Oladele
Banjo Solaru
Sarumi
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Femi Johnson
Organising Secretary
Nina Baden-Semper
Segi
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Orlando Martins
Dr. Gbenga
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Safari
Dapo Adelugba
Daodu
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Wale Ogunyemi
Dende
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Ossie Davis
Narrator
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
Ossie Davis Director · Wole Soyinka Writer Chris McGregor Composer
United States release February 1, 1973 · Produced in Nigeria, Sweden, United States · Production Herald Productions (II), Omega Film
Production
Calpenny Nigeria
Production
Herald Productions (II)
Production
Omega Film
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Nigeria · Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · May 1, 1970
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1973
Finland
February 23, 1989 · TV premiere
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