The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing (1981)

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1981-08-30
  • User Rating: 4.2/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Chibote Limited
  • Production Country: Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia
  • Director: Michael Raeburn
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Summary

In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.

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  • Karen Black

    as Mary Turner
  • John Thaw

    as Dick Turner
  • John Kani

    as Moses
  • Patrick Mynhardt

    as Charlie Muller
  • John Moulder-Brown

    as Tony Marston
  • Margaret Heale

    as Ellen Muller
  • Björn Gedda

    as Sgt. Denham
  • Jan Nygren

    as Doctor
  • Vincent Mijoni

    as Boss' Boy
  • Ivy Miyanda

    as Moses' Wife
  • Reg Cornish

    as Mary's Boss
  • Gailos Shiyamba

    as Samson
  • Kennedy Mungomba

    as Fison
  • Martyn Hitchins

    as Harry
  • Wesley Kaonga

    as Dhlamini
  • Jesse Martin

    as Matron
Writing Doris Lessing Novel
Production Mark Forstater Producer
Production Catharina Stackelberg Associate Producer
Sound Lasse Dahlberg Music
Sound Björn Isfält Music
Editing Thomas Schwalm Editor
Art Disley Jones Production Design
Art Peter Young Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Julie Atkinson Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Beverly Lanyon Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Lenamari Wallström Costume Design
Sound Darek Hodor Sound
Sound Lasse Summanen Sound
Sound Temba Tana Music
Directing Michael Raeburn Director
Writing Michael Raeburn Screenplay
Camera Bille August Director of Photography

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