Coming to America (1988)

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Table of contents

  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
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Basic facts

Original title Coming to America
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1988-10-21

Cast

Eddie Murphy
prins Akeem, Clarence, Saul, Randy Watson

Arsenio Hall
Semmi, Morris, ful flicka, Brown

James Earl Jones
kung Jaffe Joffer

John Amos
Cleo McDowell

Madge Sinclair
drottning Aoleon

Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell

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Titles

Original title
  • Coming to America
Swedish release title
  • En prins i New York
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • En prins i New York

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Story

Cast

Eddie Murphy prins Akeem, Clarence, Saul, Randy Watson
Arsenio Hall Semmi, Morris, ful flicka, Brown
James Earl Jones kung Jaffe Joffer
John Amos Cleo McDowell
Madge Sinclair drottning Aoleon
Shari Headley Lisa McDowell
Eriq LaSalle Darryl
Allison Dean Patrice McDowell
Paul Bates Oha
Louie Anderson Maurice

Companies

Production Company Paramount Pictures Corporation
Eddie Murphy Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2001
Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2007
Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2013

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 127739
Date 1988-07-14
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 3206 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 506-524-522-499-578-577 = 3206 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound system Dolby Stereo 04
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1988-10-21 Draken Stockholm Sweden 117 min
1988-10-21 Rival Stockholm Sweden 117 min
1988-10-21 Saga Stockholm Sweden 117 min
1988-10-21 Aveny Gothenburg Sweden 117 min
1988-10-21 Downtown Gothenburg Sweden 117 min
1988-10-21 Royual Malmö Sweden 117 min
TV showing 1995-01-28 TV4 Sweden 112 min
DVD release 2001-05-09 Sweden
TV showing 2002-04-04 Kanal 5 Sweden 112 min
2002-08-27 Kanal 5 Sweden 112 min
2003-01-23 Kanal 5 Sweden 112 min
2003-06-05 Kanal 5 Sweden 112 min
2003-12-08 Kanal 5 Sweden 112 min
DVD release 2007-05-23 Sweden
2007-11-09 Sweden
2013-04-17 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2017-11-17 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2017-11-17
TV showing 2018-03-30 TV4 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2018-04-21
TV showing 2019-01-07 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-08 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-18 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-21 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-01-22 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-01 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-03 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-15 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-16 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-02-20 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-07-26 TV4 Sweden
2019-08-14 TV12 Sweden
2019-08-16 TV12 Sweden
2019-12-23 TV4 Sweden
2019-12-25 TV12 Sweden
2019-12-26 TV12 Sweden
2021-06-24 TV12 Sweden
2021-06-26 TV12 Sweden
2021-12-26 TV4 Sweden
2022-06-07 TV12 Sweden
2022-06-08 TV12 Sweden
2022-09-15 TV12 Sweden
2022-09-16 TV12 Sweden
2023-02-01 TV12 Sweden 116 min
2023-02-02 TV12 Sweden 116 min
2023-06-29 TV12 Sweden
2023-06-30 TV12 Sweden
2023-11-15 TV12 Sweden
2024-02-09 TV4 Sweden
2024-05-10 TV4 Sweden
2024-06-01 TV4 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3192


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3191


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints 10
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 3
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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