Ashanti is a 1979 action adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, and William Holden. It is based on the 1974 novel Ébano by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, with a screenplay written by Stephen Geller and an uncredited George MacDonald Fraser. The story is set against the background of modern-day slave trading, with a man who determinedly takes on a perilous journey in order to find his beautiful wife, who has been kidnapped by brutal slave traders.
Ashanti (1979)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Chase |
Release Date - Feb 21, 1979 |
Run Time - 118 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Africa, Death, Murder, Slave
Attributes
Filming Location: Kenya
Narrative Location: Africa
Subject: prostitution, slavery
Narrative Location: Africa
Subject: prostitution, slavery
Alternate Titles
Ashanti
AR, AU, AT, CA, DK, EC, FI, FR, DE, GR, IT, JP, MX, PT, RO, SG, CH, TR, GB, US
Ashanti - seikkailu Afrikassa
FI
Djevojka iz plemena Ashanti
HR
Ébano
ES
Porwanie
PL
Þrælasalan
IS
Девојка из племена Ашанти
RS, YU
アシャンティ
JP