White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
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Something of a sleeper in its 1990 release, White Hunter, Black Heart is one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films. It is based on Peter Vietel's novel about the location shoot of John Huston's immortal The African Queen. But the focus is never on Bogie and Hepburn. Egomaniacal director John Wilson (Eastwood) is far more interested in killing an elephant than in making a movie. His old friend and scriptwriter Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey) and his producer, Paul Landers (George Dzundza), are on hand to try and talk him down from this pursuit. Eastwood's verbose, outlandish performance will be particularly remarkable to fans who tend to think of him as the soft-spoken tough guy. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi
- Starring:
- Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, (more)
- Director(s):
- Clint Eastwood
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of White Hunter, Black Heart
Something of a sleeper in its 1990 release, White Hunter, Black Heart is one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films. It is based on Peter Vietel's novel about the location shoot of John Huston's immortal The African Queen. But the focus is never on Bogie and Hepburn. Egomaniacal director John Wilson (Eastwood) is far more interested in killing an elephant than in making a movie. His old friend and scriptwriter Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey) and his producer, Paul Landers (George Dzundza), are on hand to try and talk him down from this pursuit. Eastwood's verbose, outlandish performance will be particularly remarkable to fans who tend to think of him as the soft-spoken tough guy. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of White Hunter, Black Heart
- Clint Eastwood - John Wilson
- George Dzundza - Paul Landers
- Marisa Berenson - Kay Gibson
- Richard Vanstone - Phil Duncan
- Catherine Neilson - Irene Saunders
- Boy Mathias Chuma - Kivu
- Christopher Fairbank - Tom Harrison
- Charlotte Cornwell - Miss Wilding
- David Danns - Bongo Man
- Clive Mantle - Harry
- John Rapley - Gun Shop Salesman
- Mel Martin - Mrs. MacGregor
- Andrew Whaley - Photographer
- Roddy Maude-Roxby - Thompson
- Martin Jacobs - Dickie Marlowe
- Myles Freeman - Ape Man
- Jeff Fahey - Pete Verrill
- Alun Armstrong - Ralph Lockhart
- Timothy Spall - Hodkins
- Jamie Koss - Mrs. Duncan
- Richard Warwick - Basil Fields
- Geoffrey Hutchings - Alec Laing
- Norman Lumsden - Butler George
- Conrad Asquith - Ogilvy
- Eleanor David - Dorshka
- Alex Norton - Zibelinsky
- Bill Weston - Riding Double
- Mary Selway
- Edward Tudor-Pole - Reissar
- Norman Malunga - Desk Clerk
- Anne Dunkley - Scarf Girl
- Director(s):
- Clint Eastwood
- Writer(s):
- James Bridges, Burt Kennedy, Peter Viertel
- Producer(s):
- Clint Eastwood
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Profanity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Violence)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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