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Things Fall Apart (1971) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 13, 1971

Original Title:
Things Fall Apart

Alternate Titles:
Bullfrog In The Sun

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Calpenny Nigeria Films Limited (NG)
Cine 3 (FRG)
Nigram (US)

Production Countries:
Germany | Nigeria

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 90

Overview from TheMovieDB

When Obi Okonkwo completes his studies in England and returns to Nigeria, he finds himself in a country marked by rapid industrialisation and deep political change. In a time of social upheaval, Obi represents modern Nigeria. Through his gaze, his own expectations, those of his environment and the woman he loves become visible. And the disappointment of these expectations. Obi experiences the spreading corruption, the dominance of the Europeans and the conflicts with the values of traditional societies. In flashbacks, his struggle is interwoven with that of his grandfather Okonkwo. The latter experiences the first foreign influences in his village of Umuofia, from the arrival of the Christian missionaries to British colonialism.

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Production

Art Direction:
Dave Aradeon

Assistant Director:
Heinz Freitag
Tunde Adeniji

Assistant Director of Photography:
Terence Bulley
Ganiyu Ojo

Assistant Editor:
Alhaji Arulogun

Assistant Sound Designer:
Niran Alab
Andreas Pohland

Costume Coordinator:
Funke Curtis

Director:
Hansjürgen Pohland

Director of Photography:
Michael J. Davis

Editor:
Christa Pohland

Makeup Artist:
Trixie Ashby

Original Story:
Chinua Achebe

Production Controller:
Martin Häussler

Screenplay:
Fern Mosk

Sound Designer:
Ivan Sharrock

Still Photographer:
Stephen Goldblatt

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