Visit to a Chief's Son

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Visit to a Chief's Son

6.2 | 1h25m | en | Adventure

An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.

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Released: March. 15,1974 | Released Producted By: United Artists , Robert Halmi Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.

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Cast

Richard Mulligan , Johnny Sekka

Director

Ernest Day

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United Artists , Robert Halmi

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Richard Mulligan

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Johnny Sekka

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Reviews

John Seal Visit to A Chief's Son is a strange mixture of anthropology, travelogue, and social commentary. Beautifully filmed by Ernest Day, who went on to work on several James Bond films, it's the story of scientist Richard Mulligan and his attempts to get close to the Masai people of Kenya. His son, played by John Philip Hogdon in a commendably understated performance, gums up the works, and an educated-in-London Masai (Johnny Sekka) further complicates matters by messing with Mulligan's preconceived notions about 'the natives'. It's not very exciting, but it is an interesting and serious look at the pressures put on tribal peoples by modernism and progress. It would be nice to see the film in its proper aspect ratio as the TV print really doesn't do Day's work justice.