List of Nigerian films before 1970
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Din doli ŋɔ na nyɛla Nigeria Filim nima din yina pɔi ni 1970.
Colonial era
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]1920s
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
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1926 | ||||||
Palaver | Geoffrey Barkas | Adventure | Recognized as the first Nigerian feature film, for its use of non-professional local Nigerian as actors. |
1930s
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
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1935 | ||||||
Sanders of the River | Zoltán Korda | Adventure, Drama | The film was set in Colonial Nigeria. | |||
1937 | ||||||
The High Command | Thorold Dickinson | Drama | The film was shot in Colonial Nigeria. |
1940s
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
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1945 | ||||||
The Man from Morocco | Mutz Greenbaum | Action, Adventure | Featured by Nigerian actor Orlando Martins. | |||
1946 | ||||||
Men of Two Worlds | Thorold Dickinson | Drama | Featured by Nigerian actor Orlando Martins (uncredited). | |||
1947 | ||||||
North and South of the Niger | John Page | Documentary | ||||
1949 | ||||||
Daybreak in Udi | Terry Bishop | Documentary | Winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1950 |
1950s
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
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1956 | ||||||
Nigeria Greets Her Queen | Lionel Snazelle | Documentary | ||||
1957 | ||||||
Fincho | Sam Zebba | Drama | The first Nigerian fiction film to be shot in colour. | |||
Freedom | Vernon Messenger | Drama | ||||
1958 | ||||||
People like Maria | Harry Watt | Documentary |
Republical era
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]1960s
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Title | Director | Genre | Notes | Ref | ||
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1960 | ||||||
Iju | Lionel Snazelle | Documentary | ||||
1966 | ||||||
Give Me a Riddle | David Schickele | Drama | American-Nigerian co-production | |||
1969 | ||||||
One Nigeria | Ola Balogun | Documentary |
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