White Elephant (1984 film)

White Elephant is a 1984 British comedy drama film directed by Werner Grusch and starring Peter Firth, Peter Sarpong and Nana Seowg.[1] 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.

White Elephant: The Battle of the African Ghosts
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Directed byWerner Grusch
Written byAshley Pharoah
StarringPeter Firth
Abi Adatsi
Kwabena Holm
Charles Annan
Samuel Amoah
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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The film was briefly distributed by Troma Entertainment.

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