List of Nigerian films of the 1970s

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This is a list of Nigerian films released in the 1970s .

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Films

TitleDirectorGenreNotesRef
1970
Kongi's Harvest Ossie Davis DramaAdapted from the 1965 play by Wole Soyinka [1]
1971
Things Fall Apart[ citation needed ] Hans Jürgen Pohland DramaBased on the 1958's novel by Chinua Achebe
1972
1973
1974
Bull Frog in the SunSanya Dosunmu
1975
Dinner with the DevilSanya Dosunmu

Wole Amele

Amadi Ola Balogun Biographythe first notable Nigerian historical film on celluloid
1976
Countdown at Kusini Ossie Davis Action, DramaAmerican-Nigerian co-production, mainly known as Cool Red
Shehu UmarAdamu HaliluDrama
Ajani Ogun Ola Balogun Musical
1977
Bisi, Daughter of the River Jab Adu

Ladi Ladebo

Joseph Abiodun Babajide

FantasyOne of the highest grossing Nigerian films to date
The Rise and Fall of Dr. Oyenuzi Eddie Ugbomah
1978
Musik-Man Ola Balogun Musical
1979
Black Goddess [2] Ola Balogun Drama, HistoryNigerian-Brazilian co-production, screened at the 1980 Carthage Film Festival
Ija OminiraDrama
AiyeDrama, Family

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gugler, Josef (1997). "Wole Soyinka's Kongi's Harvest from Stage to Screen: Four Endings to Tyranny" . Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines. 31 (1): 32–49. doi: 10.2307/485324 . ISSN   0008-3968.
  2. ↑ Maslin, Janet (18 April 1980). "Film: 'Black Goddess':Search for Ancestors". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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