White Mischief (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
November 10, 1987Release Date
White Mischief (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
November 10, 1987Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
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Cast & Crew.
Greta Scacchi
Diana, Lady Broughton
Charles Dance
Josslyn Hay
Joss Ackland
'Jock' Delves Broughton
Sarah Miles
Alice de Janzé
John Hurt
Gilbert Colville
Trevor Howard
Jack Soames
Geraldine Chaplin
Nina Soames
Murray Head
Lizzie
Ray McAnally
Morris
Susan Fleetwood
Gladys, Lady Delamer
Catherine Neilson
Lady June Carberry
Alan Dobie
Sir Walter Harrigan
Hugh Grant
Hugh
Gregor Fisher
McPherson
Jacqueline Pearce
Idina Soltau
Tristram Jellinek
Land Agent
Tim Myers
Raymond de Trafford
Sean Mathias
Gerald Portman
Ron Donachie
Club Manager
Douglas Chege
Kiptobe
Roger Hall
ProductionDesigner
Wensley Pithey
Sheridan
Stephan Chase
Carberry
Louis Mahoney
Abdullah
Susannah Harker
Young Girl
Amanda Parkin
Nancy Wirewater
Olivier Pierre
Kaplan
David Quilter
Poppy
John Rees
Baines
Anthony Benson
Fox
Clare Travers-Deacon
Muffin-Faced Woman
Nigel Le Vaillant
Handsome Reporter
Basil Whybray
Spotty Reporter
Gary Beadle
Servant
Bill Moody
Jury Foreman
John Darrell
Registrar
Ilario Bisi-Pedro
African Policeman
Edwin Mahinda
Boy Waiter
Seipal Ngojine
Maasai Warrior
Pilip Saitoti
Maasai Warrior
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Tom Priestley
Editor
Jonathan Gems
Screenplay
James Fox
Novel
Michael Radford
Director / Screenplay
Mary Selway
Casting
Roger Hall
Production Design
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 10, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$5,300,000
Filming LocationsKenya
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
upper class
africa
based on novel or book
murder
kenya
hedonism
decadence
1940s
Wiki.
White Mischief is a 1987 British drama film starring Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance and Joss Ackland. It was directed by Michael Radford. The film was based upon the non-fiction book White Mischief: The Murder of Lord Erroll (1982), by James Fox, which originated from a newspaper article published in 1969.
The film dramatises the events of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941, wherein Sir Henry “Jock” Delves Broughton was tried for the murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll. The cast also includes Sarah Miles, Geraldine Chaplin, and Ray McAnally, Murray Head, John Hurt, and Trevor Howard.
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