White Elephant (1984 film)

White Elephant: The Battle of the African Ghosts
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Directed by	Werner Grusch
Written by	Ashley Pharoah
Starring	Peter Firth Abi Adatsi Kwabena Holm Charles Annan Samuel Amoah
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date	1984 (1984)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	English

White Elephant is a 1984 British comedy drama film directed by Werner Grusch and starring Peter Firth, Peter Sarpong and Nana Seowg. The plot involves a ruthless white man determined to break through thousands of years of tradition to sell microchips in Africa. A young British businessman goes to Ghana to modernise a furniture factory by introducing computers. Unbeknownst to him, the spirits of African tradition are already working against him and are determined to make him pay. He encounters fierce resistance from the Ghanaians, and this eventually leads him to better appreciate their culture.

Cast

• Peter Firth ... Peter Davidson
• Peter Sarpong ... Bishop of Kumasi
• Nana Seowg ... High Priestess
• Ejissu Jasantua ... Fetish Priest
• Frederick Lawluwi ... Reverend in Anloga
• A.N.K. Mensah ... Herbalist in Anloga
• Asugebe ... Patron Ghost of Ejissu Fetish Priest School
• Jasantua ... Patron Ghost of Ejissu Fetish Priest School
• Nana Abiri
• Klevor Abo
• Abi Adatsi
• Owusu Akyeaw
• Samuel Amoah
• Charles Annan
• Otchere Darko
• Toni Darko
• Kwabena Holm
• Sarfo Opoku

Release

The film was briefly distributed by Troma Entertainment.

External links

• White Elephant at IMDb