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White Hunter Black Heart

  • 1990
  • PG
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
14K
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Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
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.
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A thinly fictionalized account of legendary movie director John Huston whose desire to hunt an elephant turns into a grim situation with his movie crew during the making of The African Queen... Read allA thinly fictionalized account of legendary movie director John Huston whose desire to hunt an elephant turns into a grim situation with his movie crew during the making of The African Queen.A thinly fictionalized account of legendary movie director John Huston whose desire to hunt an elephant turns into a grim situation with his movie crew during the making of The African Queen.

  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writers
    • Peter Viertel
    • James Bridges
    • Burt Kennedy
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Jeff Fahey
    • Charlotte Cornwell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Peter Viertel
      • James Bridges
      • Burt Kennedy
    • Stars
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Jeff Fahey
      • Charlotte Cornwell
    • 73User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast31

    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • John Wilson
    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Pete Verrill
    Charlotte Cornwell
    • Miss Wilding, Wilson's Secretary
    Norman Lumsden
    Norman Lumsden
    • Butler George
    George Dzundza
    George Dzundza
    • Paul Landers
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    • Reissar - a British Partner
    • (as Edward Tudor Pole)
    Roddy Maude-Roxby
    Roddy Maude-Roxby
    • Thompson, British Partner
    Richard Warwick
    Richard Warwick
    • Basil Fields, British Partner
    John Rapley
    • Gun Shop Salesman
    Catherine Neilson
    • Irene Saunders
    Marisa Berenson
    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
    Myles Freeman
    • Ape Man in Nightclub Show
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    Geoffrey Hutchings
    • Squadron Leader Alec Laing
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Tom Harrison, Art Director
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Peter Viertel
      • James Bridges
      • Burt Kennedy
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews73

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    • Trivia
      The main character, John Wilson, portrayed by Clint Eastwood, was based on legendary director John Huston; Jeff Fahey's Pete Verrill writer character was based on novelist Peter Viertel; George Dzundza's Paul Landers producer character was based on producer Sam Spiegel; Marisa Berenson's Kay Gibson character was based on Katharine Hepburn, and Richard Vanstone's Phil Duncan character was based on Humphrey Bogart.
    • Goofs
      The plane's flight to Africa is marked from it's starting point in Europe, south to it's destination in Uganda. The shot then switches to the plane flying over the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
    • Quotes
      • John Wilson: I would like to tell you a little story.
      • Mrs. MacGregor: Oh, I love stories.
      • John Wilson: Well, you mustn't interrupt now, because you're way too beautiful to interrupt people. When I was in London in the early 40's, I was dining one evening at the Savoy with a rather select group of people, and sitting next to me was a very beautiful lady, much like yourself.
      • Mrs. MacGregor: Now you're pulling my leg.
      • John Wilson: Now, just listen, dear. Well, we were dining and the bombs were falling, and we were all talking about Hitler and comparing him with Napoleon, and we were all being really brilliant. And then, suddenly, this beautiful lady, she spoke up and said that was the thing she didn't mind about Hitler, was the way he was treating the Jews. Well, we all started arguing with her, of course. Though, mind you, no one at the table was Jewish. But she persisted. Are you listening, honey?
      • Mrs. MacGregor: Mustn't interrupt Daddy.
      • John Wilson: That's right. You're way too beautiful for that. Anyway, she went on to say that that's how she felt about it, that if she had her way, she would kill them all, burn them in ovens, like Hitler. Well, we all sat there in silence. Then finally, I leaned over to her and I said, "Madam, I have dined with some of the ugliest goddamn bitches in my time. And I have dined with some of the goddamndest ugly bitches in this world. But you, my dear, are the ugliest bitch of them all." Well, anyway, she got up to leave and she tripped over a chair and fell on the floor. And we all just sat there. No one raised a hand to help her. And finally when she picked herself up I said to her one more time: "You, my dear, are the ugliest goddamn bitch I have ever dined with." Well, you know what happened? The very next day, she reported me to the American Embassy. And they brought me in for reprimand. And then when they investigated it, they found out she was a German agent. And they locked her up.
      • [smiles]
      • John Wilson: Isn't that amazing?
      • Mrs. MacGregor: Why did you tell me that story?
      • John Wilson: Oh, I don't know. It wasn't because I thought you were a German agent, honey. But I was tempted tonight to say the very same thing to you. I didn't want you to think I had never said it before. You, madam, are the - Well, you know the rest.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Satin Doll
      Written by Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Billy Strayhorn

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 14, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cazador blanco, corazón negro
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Malpaso Productions
      • Rastar Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,319,124
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $165,450
      • Sep 16, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,319,124
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 52m(112 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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