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White Hunter, Black Heart

"An adventure in obsession..."

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.

Top Cast

  • Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    John Wilson

  • Jeff Fahey

    Jeff Fahey

    Pete Verrill

  • George Dzundza

    George Dzundza

    Paul Landers

  • Alun Armstrong

    Alun Armstrong

    Ralph Lockhart

  • Mel Martin

    Mel Martin

    Mrs. Macgregor

  • Clive Mantle

    Clive Mantle

    Harry

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Hodkins

  • Catherine Neilson

    Catherine Neilson

    Irene Saunders

  • Conrad Asquith

    Conrad Asquith

    Ogilvy

Overview

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10
311 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    8 Feb 5, 2022

    An interesting 1990 film, is 'White Hunter, Black Heart'. 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 of the film is pleasant, with some lovely visuals of the locations used, and it is paced nicely. There is also a cracker of a last line. I didn't love this film and don't think it's perfect, but that's not to take away from the fact that I found it be a really enjoyable watch.

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