White Mischief (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
November 10, 1987Release Date
White Mischief (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
November 10, 1987Release Date
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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.
Sarah Miles
Alice
Joss Ackland
Broughton
John Hurt
Colvile
Greta Scacchi
Diana
Geraldine Chaplin
Nina Soames
Charles Dance
Erroll
Murray Head
Lizzie
Susan Fleetwood
Gladys
James Fox
Writer
Alan Dobie
Harragin
Hugh Grant
Hugh
Jacqueline Pearce
Idina
Ray McAnally
Morris
Trevor Howard
Jack Soames
Catherine Neilson
June
Michael Radford
Director
James Fox
Writer
Jonathan Gems
Writer
Gregor Fisher
McPherson
Wensley Pithey
Sheridan
Simon Perry
Producer
George Fenton
Composer
Susannah Harker
Young Girl
Gary Beadle
Servant
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
Nigel Le Vaillant
Handsome Reporter
Tom Priestley
Editor
Mary Selway
CastingDirector
Ron Donachie
Club Manager
Roger Hall
ProductionDesigner
Roger Hall
ProductionDesigner
Bill Moody
Jury Foreman
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 10, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$5,300,000
Filming LocationsKenya
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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.