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Gorillas in the Mist
(1988)The Guber-Peters Company
Universal Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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SYNOPSIS
Amid the deep greens and dappled sunlight of a cloud forest in Rwanda, a family of mountain gorillas is at leisure and play. Sitting with them is a woman who mimics their movements, pretends to chew leaves and gains the acceptance of the group's dominant silverback. That woman is Dian Fossey. The remarkable adventure of pioneering primatologist Fossey unfolds in this film directed by Michael Apted and shot mainly in the Rwandan habitat of the Mountain gorillas. Diane Fossey was a charismatic and commanding figure, driven by a single-mindedness that proved to be both her strength and her undoing.
AWARDS
1989 Academy Awards, USA
- 5 Oscar Nominations including Best Actress, Sigourney Weaver
- Best Writing, Anna Hamilton Phelan
1990 BAFTA Awards
- Nominated for Best Cinematography, John Seale & Alan Root
& 6 other Awards and Nominations including:
- Two Golden Globes
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Credits
Sigourney Weaver
Dian FosseyBryan Brown
Bob CampbellJulie Harris
Roz CarrJohn Omirah Miluwi
SembagareIain Cuthbertson
Dr. Louis LeakeyConstantin Alexandrov
Van VeetenWaigwa Wachira
MukaraIain Glen
BrendanDavid Lansbury
LarryMaggie O'Neill
KimKonga Mbandu
RushembaMichael J. Reynolds
Howard DowdGordon Masten
PhotographerPeter Nduati
Batwa chiefHelen Fraser
Mme. Van VectenDirector
Michael AptedWriters
Harold T.P. Hayes
Dian Fossey
Anna Hamilton Phelan
Tab MurphyProducers
Terence A. Clegg
Arne GlimcherCinematography
John Seale
