Sanders of the River

Dobrodružný / drama, Velká Británie, 1935, 98 min.



In N'Gombi, Nigeria, District Commissioner R. G. Sanders administers British law and supervises the different tribes living in the lands by the river. One afternoon, he is approached by a man claiming to be from the Ochuri tribe, but Sanders recognizes him as Bosambo, a Liberian native who escaped after being imprisoned for petty larceny. Bosambo admits his true identity and reveals that he has been acting as the Ochuri chief for the past five months, even though all chieftains must be approved by Sanders. Sanders realizes that Bosambo has done a good job of organizing the Ochuris, who previously had been under the sway of the rebellious leader Mofolaba, and agrees to let Bosambo be chief if he remains loyal to the English king. Soon after, Mofolaba's warriors descend on the people of the river and destroy their villages while gathering slaves. Alerted by Sanders, Bosambo and his men capture Mofolaba and hold him until Sanders arrives. Mofolaba is greatly humiliated and swears revenge, but must nonetheless leave his captives behind. Bosambo has fallen in love with one of the kidnapped women, Lilongo, and the couple are married. Five years pass as peace and prosperity reign among the people of the river, and none are more prosperous than Bosambo's tribe, for he has become a wise ruler by patterning himself on Sanders. Bosambo and Lilongo have a son and daughter, and Bosambo begins training his son to be a chief. Meanwhile, Sanders trains his replacement, J. Ferguson, who will be commissioner while Sanders goes to England to get married. As soon as Sanders leaves, however, notorious gun and gin smuggler Farini and his partner Smith begin spreading the rumor that Sanders is dead and that English law is no longer enforced. Various tribes forget their loyalty to Sanders and begin fighting with each other, while Farini ingratiates himself with Mofolaba in order to distribute his illegal goods. Ferguson and his assistants, Hamilton and Tibbets, panic, but Ferguson realizes that he must act with a firm hand, just as Sanders would. He goes to see Mofolaba and when he does not return, Sanders is notified. Sanders has not left Africa yet, and despite his reluctance to delay his wedding, he returns to N'Gombi. Before he arrives, Mofolaba kills Ferguson, and then Farini and Smith for lying to him about Sanders' death. Sanders meets with Bosambo and the other loyal chieftains, and they decide to attack Mofolaba when the rainy season ends. When Sanders leaves for his headquarters, he is stricken by malaria, and when Bosambo returns home, he discovers that Lilongo has been kidnapped by one of Mofolaba's men. Bosambo sends his children to Sanders for safekeeping and then goes alone to Mofolaba's village. There he is captured and held prisoner with Lilongo, and is about to be killed when Sanders, who has recovered from his fever, arrives and frees him. Bosambo in turn saves Sanders when Mofolaba attempts to kill him, and the rebellious tribe is vanquished. Soon after, Sanders appoints Bosambo king of the river people and charges him with keeping the peace until he returns from England with his wife.
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Režie: Zoltan Korda
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