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White Hunter, Black Heart

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1990-05-16

Runtime: 112 mins

Director: Clint Eastwood

Spoken language: English

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Original title: White Hunter, Black Heart

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Rastar Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Clint Eastwood

Jeff Fahey

George Dzundza

Alun Armstrong

Mel Martin

Clive Mantle

Timothy Spall

Catherine Neilson

Conrad Asquith

Alex Norton

Eleanor David

Boy Mathias Chuma

Marisa Berenson

Richard Vanstone

Reviews

r96sk

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.

2022-02-05

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