Ashanti

In the gripping 1979 action adventure film "Ashanti", Michael Caine stars as Dr. David Linderby, a man driven by desperation to find his kidnapped wife Anansa, played by Beverly Johnson, in the midst of modern-day slave trading in Africa. With the help of unlikely allies, including Peter Ustinov and Kabir Bedi, David embarks on a perilous journey across the Sahara desert and beyond to rescue his beloved wife from the clutches of ruthless slave traders led by Omar Sharif's menacing Suleiman. As he navigates treacherous landscapes and shadowy underworlds, David must confront the dark realities of slavery and risk everything to save Anansa in this tense and thrilling tale.