---
title: 'Sanders of the River (1935)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zoltan Korda'
released: '1935-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanders-of-the-river-1935'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026966/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sanders of the River (1935)

1935 · 98 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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. The Commissioner of Nigeria to London protested the film as slanderous to his country.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zoltan Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoltan-korda)
- **Screenplay:** [Lajos Bíró](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-biro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Spoliansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-spoliansky)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Korda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-korda)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)
- **Editor:** [Charles Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-crichton)

## Cast

- [Paul Robeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-robeson)
- [Leslie Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-banks)

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