White Hunter, Black Heart

1990 112 min ★ 6.4 Adventure, Drama

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.

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Cast

Clint Eastwood

John Wilson

Jeff Fahey

Pete Verrill

George Dzundza

Paul Landers

Alun Armstrong

Ralph Lockhart

Mel Martin

Mrs. Macgregor

Clive Mantle

Harry

Timothy Spall

Hodkins

Catherine Neilson

Irene Saunders

Conrad Asquith

Ogilvy

Alex Norton

Zibelinsky

Details

Director

Clint Eastwood

Screenplay

Peter Viertel

Tagline

"An adventure in obsession..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$2,300,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Malpaso Productions, Rastar Productions

Reviews

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r96sk

February 5, 2022

★ 8/10

An interesting 1990 film, is <em>'White Hunter, Black Heart'</em>. The lead character of John Wilson, portrayed by Clint Eastwood, is an intriguing fellow and the story he stars in is all very watchable. Jeff Fahey is also very good alongside Eastwood, his character is very much the moral compass of the film. The support cast, which notably includes one Timothy Spall, are all solid. The look...