List of Nigerian films of the 1980s
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This is a list of Nigerian films released in the 1980s.
Films[edit]
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||||||
| Jaiyesinmi | Frederic Goode | Drama | [1][2] | |||
| Kadara | Ade-Love | Drama | ||||
| 1981 | ||||||
| Rise and Fall of Idi Amin | Sharad Patel | Biography, Drama | British-Kenyan-Nigerian co-production | |||
| Cry Freedom | Ola Balogun | Drama | [2] | |||
| Efunsetan Aniwura | Bankole Bello | |||||
| 1982 | ||||||
| Orun Mooru | Ola Balogun | Drama | Shot on 35mm, but was reduced to 16mm for distribution and exhibition | |||
| Aropin N'Tenia | Frederic Goode | [1] | ||||
| Anikura | Oyewole Olowomojuore | |||||
| 1983 | ||||||
| Money Power | Ola Balogun | |||||
| Taxi Driver | Ade-Love | Drama | ||||
| Evil Encounter | Jimi Odumosu | Horror | First Nigerian film released directly on television | [3][4] | ||
| Aare Agbaye | Moses Olaya Adejumo
Oyewole Olowomojuore |
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| 1984 | ||||||
| Papa Ajasco | Wale Adenuga | Drama | Described as the first blockbuster in Nigeria, grossing approximately ₦61,000 in three days | [5] | ||
| Vengeance of the Cult | Eddie Ugbomah | |||||
| 1985 | ||||||
| Witchdoctor of the Livingdead | Charles Abi Enonchong | Horror | ||||
| Mosebolatan | Moses Olaiya | Described as the film grossed ₦107,000 in five days | [1][5] | |||
| Kannakanna | Bayo Aderohunmu | |||||
| 1986 | ||||||
| Apalara | Eddie Ugbomah | |||||
| 1987 | ||||||
| Things Fall Apart | David Orere | Drama | Based on the 1958's novel by Chinua Achebe | [2] | ||
| Taxi Driver 2 | Ade-Love | Drama | ||||
| 1988 | ||||||
| Vigilante | Adedeji Adesanya | Action | ||||
| Soso Meji | Ade Ajiboye | First Nigerian film released on video | ||||
| Ayanmo | Hubert Ogunde | Drama | [1] | |||
| 1989 | ||||||
| Koto Orun | Alhaji Yekini Ajileye | History, Drama, Family | Made in Yoruba language | |||
| The Great Attempt | Eddie Ugbomah | [2] | ||||
| Ekun | Alade Aromire | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d Emeagwali, Gloria (Spring 2004). "Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry". Central Connecticut State University. Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Onuzulike, Uchenna (2007). "Nollywood: The Influence of the Nigerian Movie Industry on African Culture". Nollywood Journal. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "History of Nollywood". Nificon. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ a b Olubomehin, Oladipo O. (2012). "Cinema Business in LAGOS, NIGERIA since 1903". Historical Research Letter. 3. ISSN 2225-0964.