Weird Granny Slater wrote:Yes Forster's been badly served indeed: Alec Guinness as Godbole anyone? But I doubt there were any Indian actors available back in the 80s. (But AG's experience playing Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia would have been a help I suppose.) Olivier as Othello? (Or any other white actor: I saw Ben Kingsley on stage as the Moor back in the 80s, but at least he's half-Gujarati). Russell Crowe as Noah? Certainly looks the part. And as regards the Bible, what about Charlton Heston as Moses? Mirror-image I'd say...
John Wayne as Genghis Khan. YES THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!
Incidentally, Oh Captain, my Captain, don't forget that Henry Ford would only produce the Ford Model T in black. Not sure that qualifies for Black History Month but a notable contrast to the predominately white livery of the U.S. Space programme. (Was Ford a capitalist subversive?!)