An adventure in obsession...
Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.
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- r96skon TMDB · Feb 20228/10
An interesting 1990 film, is <em>'White Hunter, Black Heart'</em>. The lead character of John Wilson, portrayed by Clint Eastwood, is an intriguing fellow and the story he stars in is all very watchable. Jeff Fahey is also very good alongside Eastwood, his character is very much the moral compass of the film. The support cast, which notably includes one Timothy Spall, are all solid. The look of the film is pleasant, with some lovely visuals of the locations used, and it is paced nicely. There is also a cracker of a last line. I didn't love this film and don't think it's perfect, but that's not to take away from the fact that I found it be a really enjoyable watch.
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Cast
- Clint EastwoodJohn Wilson
- Jeff FaheyPete Verrill
- George DzundzaPaul Landers
- Alun ArmstrongRalph Lockhart
- Mel MartinMrs. Macgregor
- Clive MantleHarry
- Timothy SpallHodkins
- Catherine NeilsonIrene Saunders
- Conrad AsquithOgilvy
- Alex NortonZibelinsky
Crew
- Clint EastwoodDirector
- Peter ViertelScreenplay
- James BridgesScreenplay
- Burt KennedyScreenplay
- Peter ViertelNovel
- Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
- Lennie NiehausOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoxEditor
- Clint EastwoodProducer
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