On the Dark Continent (Nel continente nero) 31 years old

In the 1950s, a big stir was made by a book (and its corresponding movie) called The Ugly American. Its subject was the grievous damage done to local cultures by well-meaning but essentially clueless (and frequently arrogant) representatives of the U.S. Since then, the phenomenon of cultural damage cause by arrogant tourists and visitors has been demonstrated to be something everyone is capable of. In this thoughtful, comic drama, the subject is Italians overseas. In this film, Malindi Kenya is the playground of rich Italians.

Credits

Diego Abatantuono as Fulvio Colombo

Gianfranco Barra as Sparafico

Corso Salani as Alessandro Benini

Maurizio Mattioli as Alberto

Ivo Garrani as Monsignor Fantazzini

Tony Sperandeo as Don Secondino

On the Dark Continent Cast

Name	Character
Diego Abatantuono He was 37, now 69 years old	as Fulvio Colombo
Gianfranco Barra He was 52, now 84 years old	as Sparafico
Corso Salani He was 31, 48 years old when he died	as Alessandro Benini
Maurizio Mattioli He was 42, now 74 years old	as Alberto
Ivo Garrani He was 68, 91 years old when he died	as Monsignor Fantazzini
Tony Sperandeo He was 39, now 71 years old	as Don Secondino
Anna Falchi She was 20, now 52 years old	as Irene

On the Dark Continent Crew

Name	Department
Andrea Purgatori as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 71) years old	Writing
Manuel De Sica as Music. He was 43 (65) years old when He died	Sound
Davide Bassan as Scenic Artist. He was 40 (58) years old when He died	Crew
Marco Risi as Director. He was 41 (now 73) years old	Directing
Marco Risi as Screenplay. He was 41 (now 73) years old	Writing

On the Dark Continent (31 years)

Release day: Friday, January 01, 1993
Runtime: 110 minutes