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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Peter Viertel (novel)
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Release Date:
14 September 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
An adventure in obsession...
Plot:
A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of Clint Eastwood's most unjustly-neglected movies more (31 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Clint Eastwood | ... | John Wilson |
 | Jeff Fahey | ... | Pete Verrill |
| Charlotte Cornwell | ... | Miss Wilding, Wilson's Secretary |
| Norman Lumsden | ... | Butler George |
| George Dzundza | ... | Paul Landers |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | ... | Reissar, British Partner |
| Roddy Maude-Roxby | ... | Thompson, British Partner |
| Richard Warwick | ... | Basil Fields, British Partner |
| John Rapley | ... | Gun Shop Salesman |
| Catherine Neilson | ... | Irene Saunders |
 | Marisa Berenson | ... | Kay Gibson, Film Star |
| Richard Vanstone | ... | Phil Duncan, Film Star |
| Jamie Koss | ... | Mrs. Duncan |
| Anne Dunkley | ... | Scarf Girl in Nightclub Show |
| David Danns | ... | Bongo Man in Nightclub Show |
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112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Spain:T | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:10 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
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Katharine Hepburn contested the accuracy of the film. more
Quotes:
John Wilson: Wake me up if we crash into the mountain. I wouldn't want to miss that. more
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Featured in Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
SATIN DOLL more
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One of Clint Eastwood's most unjustly-neglected movies... he directed and stars as a cranky, strong-willed movie director (he's actually playing the real-life John Huston, though his character is called "Wilson" in the movie... and the book it was based on). In Africa to direct an action-comedy ("The African Queen" in real life) Wilson throws the project into turmoil when he suddenly becomes obsessed with hunting and killing an elephant. "It's not a crime... it's bigger than that... it's a SIN," he says by way of justification. It takes a while to get used to Clint trying to play John Huston... trying to talk in a different style of voice than we're used to hearing... but the dialog and story are so compelling that you forget that Clint really is the wrong guy for this role. And yet, by the time the movie reaches it's devastating final line... Clint has made the character his own. As far as Clint's directing work goes... I would rank this film right after "Unforgiven"!