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White Mischief
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Director:
Writers:
James Fox (novel)
Michael Radford (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
May 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
In England they were the elite, but bound by rules of society. In Kenya there were no rules, only glamour, decadence . . . and murder. more
Plot:
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. more
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(2 articles)
Hugh Grant
 (From The Hollywood News. 16 December 2008, 7:57 PM, PST)

Scacchi Relives Heartache For Acting Role
 (From WENN. 1 April 2008, 12:38 AM, PDT)

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Pills, Booze, Swinging, Cross-Dressing and other activities in World War II Africa more (21 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Greta Scacchi ... Lady Diana Broughton

Charles Dance ... Josslyn Hay

Joss Ackland ... 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Sarah Miles ... Alice de Janzé
Geraldine Chaplin ... Nina Soames
Ray McAnally ... Morris
Murray Head ... Lizzie

John Hurt ... Gilbert Colvile
Trevor Howard ... Jack Soames
Susan Fleetwood ... Gladys, Lady Delamer
Catherine Neilson ... Lady June Carberry

Hugh Grant ... Hugh
Alan Dobie ... Harragin
Gregor Fisher ... McPherson
Jacqueline Pearce ... Idina
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Runtime:
107 min
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1.75 : 1 more
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Lady Diana Broughton: The more I meet man, the more I like dogs. more
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The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy more

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Pills, Booze, Swinging, Cross-Dressing and other activities in World War II Africa, 17 August 1999
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Author: Ben Calmes from NAS Ream Field

A wild and wicked romp through the expatriate community around Nairobi, Kenya, during World War II. Greta Scacchi is radiant beyond mortal words as the femme fatale that upsets the not-so-delicate social, sexual, psychosexual balances of the "happy valley" crowd of faded British aristocrats and other late-era colonials. The steller cast, including Charles Dance in a terrific romantic lead, an over-the-top Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland in his best role, John Hurt, Trevor Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, even a young Hugh Grant, and so many others, is absolutely superb. Set against the spectacular backdrop of East Africa, this movie is a tale of love, lust, revenge, and destruction, and expertly captures the look and feel of the waning British colonial era in its dialogue, costumes, even music. An absolute treat!

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