Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

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129 min - Biography | Drama - 23 September 1988 (USA)

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The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sigourney Weaver	...	Dian Fossey
	Bryan Brown	...	Bob Campbell
	Julie Harris	...	Roz Carr
	John Omirah Miluwi	...	Sembagare
	Iain Cuthbertson	...	Dr. Louis Leakey
	Constantin Alexandrov	...	Van Veeten
	Waigwa Wachira	...	Mukara
	Iain Glen	...	Brendan
	David Lansbury	...	Larry
	Maggie O'Neill	...	Kim
	Konga Mbandu	...	Rushemba
	Michael J. Reynolds	...	Howard Dowd
	Gordon Masten	...	Photographer
	Peter Nduati	...	Batwa chief
	Helen Fraser	...	Mme. Van Vecten

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Storyline

Sigourney Weaver stars as Dian Fossey, in this true story about Fossey's study of gorillas, and her efforts to stop the decimation of the endangered apes. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Gorilas en la niebla See more »

Filming Locations:

Karisoke Research Centre, Virunga Conservation Area, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$24,720,479 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guber-Peters Company, The, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Sembagare (John Omirah Miluwi), is based on Rosamund Carr's former house boy Sembagare Munyamboneza who set up the Imbabazi orphanage with her in 1994 after the Rwandan Genocide. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the scenes where Dian drives from the town to the mountains in a land rover, the vehicle used is Series III Land Rover, which first went into production in 1972, in 1966 the Series II was the production Land Rover, and sported a wire grill, and inset headlights, as opposed to the III's plastic grill, and lights in wings, as in the film. See more »

Quotes

Bob Campbell: The tub's for me. A daily scalding might just make this climate bearable.
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Connections

Referenced in "Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Gorillas Will Be Missed (#4.13)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"September in the Rain"
Written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Ray Avery's Jazz Archives See more »

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (original title)

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