The world famous movie director John Wilson has gone to Africa to make his next movie. He is a contrary director who would rather hunt elephants than take care of his crew or movie. He has become obsessed with one elephant and cares for nothing else., Dramatic character study of a tough, unpredictable director who takes his crew deep into the heart of Africa to film an adventure story. On site, however, the director’s commitment to shooting the complicated film is gradually overwhelmed by his obsession to hunt and kill an elephant. Based on Peter Viertel’s novel, a thinly veiled account of his experiences with John Huston on the set of The African Queen., Peter Viertel was a young writer taken on location by legendary Hollywood director John Huston to make script changes for The African Queen. His recollections of Huston’s overbearing arrogance, charm and bullishness underpin this tale of one man’s obsession with the ultimate colonial sin: killing an elephant., Clint Eastwood’s White Hunter, Black Heart is adapted from Peter Vietel’s fictionalized tale of John Huston’s filming of The African Queen. Eastwood’s character, John Wilson, is a movie director who is obsessed with hunting a bull elephant while he’s filming on location in Africa. Wilson is accompanied by an old friend named Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey), whom the director brought in to help write the film he is shooting, but it becomes increasingly obvious to both Verrill and the audience that Wilson is far more interested in hunting elephants than making a movie. White Hunter, Black Hunter meanders slightly during its running time, yet anyone interested in filmmaking, as well as fans of John Huston or Clint Eastwood, will find this tribute fascinating, particularly since Eastwood’s performance is among his most remarkable., A film director grows obsessed with killing an elephant during a shoot in Africa despite the screenwriter and producer’s best efforts to try and talk him down from the pursuit., An American film director working in colonial Africa becomes sidetracked by his compulsion to hunt elephants., Clint Eastwood stars and directs in this study of one man’s obsession – a modern day analogy of Moby Dick. John Wilson, a famous film director becomes obsessed with hunting a rare and mysterious white elephant, whilst on location in Africa., A film director grows obsessed with killing an elephant during a shoot in Africa despite the screenwriter and producer’s best efforts to try and talk him down from the pursuit. Based on Peter Vietel’s novel about the production of The African Queen.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “White Hunter, Black Heart ” ?
A: The main cast includes Clint Eastwood,Jeff Fahey,George Dzundza,Alun Armstrong,Charlotte Cornwell,Norman Lumsden,Edward Tudor-Pole,Roddy Maude-Roxby,Richard Warwick,John Rapley,Catherine Neilson,Marisa Berenson,Richard Vanstone,Jamie Koss,Anne Dunkley,David Danns,Myles Freeman,Mary Selway,Geoffrey Hutchings,Christopher Fairbank,Clive Mantle,Mel Martin,Martin Jacobs,Norman Malunga,Timothy Spall,Alex Norton,Eleanor David,Boy Mathias Chuma,Andrew Whalley,Conrad Asquith,Andrew Whaley,Bill Weston,Joel Cox,Peter Handford,John Evans,Arlene Phillips,Mary Selway,John Mollo,Roy Field,James Bridges,Jack Green,John Graysmark,George Orrison,Stanley Rubin,Peter Howitt,Peter Viertel,Paul Engelen,David Valdes,Tony Reading,Burt Kennedy.
Q: When Did the “White Hunter, Black Heart” Released?
A: The Movie “White Hunter, Black Heart” originally aired on 1990-09-14 and released in the year of 1990.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “White Hunter, Black Heart” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “White Hunter, Black Heart” ?
A: “White Hunter, Black Heart” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
