The Father of Nigerian Cinema, Francis Oladele With Chinua Achebe, Jason Pohland and Wolf Schmidt On Location of "Things Fall Apart"

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Rare photograph of Francis Adetunji Oladele (1932 – June 22, 2015), the Father of Nigerian Cinema with Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013), Hansjürgen (Jason) Pohland ( 4 December 1934, Berlin, Germany -17 May 2014, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France) and co-producer, Wolf Schmidt on location of the 1971 film adaptation of "Things Fall Apart", 1958 and "No Longer at Ease", 1960, that was released as "Bullfrog in the Sun" in 1972. Only Schmidst is still with us, living in Los Angeles, USA.

Things Fall Apart
BR Germany / Nigeria 1971, feature film
CREDITS
director: Hansjürgen (Jason) Pohland
Script: Chinua Achebe
Camera: Michael J. Davis
Actors:
Elizabeth of Toro
Orlando Martins
Johnny Sekka
Production Company: Calpenny Nigeria Films Limited (NG)
Producer: Francis Oladele , Hansjürgen Pohland , Wolf Schmidt.

Photo Credit:
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BRITTA BRAUN & MAREIKE PALMEIRA
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BERLIN, GERMANY.

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