Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River
Alternate title: Bosambo
Film poster
Directed byZoltán Korda
Written byLajos Bíró
Jeffrey Dell
Edgar Wallace
Arthur Wimperis
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringLeslie Banks
Paul Robeson
CinematographyOsmond Borradaile
Louis Page
Georges Périnal
Edited byCharles Crichton
Music byMichael Spolianski
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 8 April 1935 (1935-04-08)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sanders of the River is a 1935 British film directed by the Hungarian-British director, Zoltán Korda, based on the stories of Edgar Wallace. It is set in Colonial Nigeria. The lead Nigerian characters were played by African Americans Paul Robeson and Nina Mae McKinney. The film proved a significant commercial and critical success, giving Korda the first of his four nominations for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.