White Hunter Black Heart (1990)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Peter Viertel (novel)
Peter Viertel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

An adventure in obsession...

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Director | Africa | Elephant | Monkey | Tarmac

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	John Wilson
Jeff Fahey	...	Pete Verrill
Charlotte Cornwell	...	Miss Wilding, Wilson's Secretary
Norman Lumsden	...	Butler George
George Dzundza	...	Paul Landers
Edward Tudor-Pole	...	Reissar, British Partner
Roddy Maude-Roxby	...	Thompson, British Partner
Richard Warwick	...	Basil Fields, British Partner
John Rapley	...	Gun Shop Salesman
Catherine Neilson	...	Irene Saunders
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	...	Squadron Leader Alec Laing
Christopher Fairbank	...	Tom Harrison, Art Director
Alun Armstrong	...	Ralph Lockhart
Clive Mantle	...	Harry
Mel Martin	...	Mrs. MacGregor
Martin Jacobs	...	Dickie Marlowe, White Hunter
Norman Malunga	...	Desk Clerk
Timothy Spall	...	Hodkins, Bush Pilot
Alex Norton	...	Zibelinsky
Eleanor David	...	Dorshka Zibelinsky
Boy Mathias Chuma	...	Kivu
Andrew Whaley	...	Photographer
Conrad Asquith	...	Ogilvy, White Hunter

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Viertel		(novel)
Peter Viertel		(screenplay) &
James Bridges		(screenplay) and
Burt Kennedy		(screenplay)

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Stanley Rubin	....	co-producer
David Valdes	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green

Film Editing by
Joel Cox

Casting by
Mary Selway

Production Design by
John Graysmark

Art Direction by
Tony Reading

Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt

Costume Design by
John Mollo

Makeup Department
Lynda Armstrong	....	makeup artist
Paul Engelen	....	chief makeup artist
Colin Jamison	....	chief hair stylist
Janet Jamison	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Roy Button	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Brock	....	second assistant director
Patrick Clayton	....	first assistant director
Tim Lewis	....	second assistant director
Isaac Mabhikwa	....	third assistant director
Simon Trevor	....	second unit director

Art Department
Robert Betts	....	chief painter (as Bob Betts)
Steady Chidyausiku	....	props
Dave Coldham	....	chief plasterer (as David Coldman)
Judy Farr	....	production buyer
Mark Fruin	....	props
Tony Graysmark	....	construction manager
Martin Hitchcock	....	assistant art director
Derek Ixer	....	property storeman
Patricia Johnson	....	assistant art director
Richard Law	....	stagehand
Peter Nyarambe	....	props
John Palmer	....	props
Keith Pitt	....	props
Barbara Spiller	....	production buyer
Tony Teiger	....	property master
Ty Teiger	....	props
Keith Vowles	....	props
Peter Williams	....	chief carpenter
John Wilson	....	draper
John Wilson	....	upholsterer
Martin Asbury	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bub Asman	....	sound editor
Don Brown	....	sound maintenance
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound editor
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Handford	....	production sound mixer
Robert G. Henderson	....	supervising sound editor
David M. Horton	....	sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito	....	sound editor
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Jones	....	sound engineer
Karen Minahan	....	assistant sound editor
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound editor
Michelle Pleis	....	assistant sound editor
Vern Poore	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hank Salerno	....	adr editor
James Simcik	....	adr editor
Martin Trevis	....	boom operator
Brooke H. Ward	....	assistant sound editor (as Brooke Henderson)
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Draycott	....	special effects technician
John Evans	....	special effects supervisor
Gift Nyamandi	....	special effects technician
Steve Sango	....	special effects technician
Barry Whitrod	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Peter Field	....	visual effects assistant
Roy Field	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
David Mabukane	....	stunt double: Boy Mathias Chuma
George Orrison	....	stunts
Bill Weston	....	stunt riding double
George Orrison	....	stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Allwork	....	camera loader: aerial unit
Matthew Allwork	....	focus puller: aerial unit
Peter Allwork	....	aerial unit camera
David Chiganze	....	grip: wildlife unit
Vince Clarke	....	best boy
Murray Close	....	still photographer
John Fletcher	....	camera loader: wildlife unit
John Fletcher	....	focus puller: wildlife unit
Kevin Fraser	....	grip
Nobby Godden	....	camera maintenance
Jack N. Green	....	camera operator
Graham Hall	....	clapper loader
Jamie Harcourt	....	camera operator: wildlife unit
Martin Kenzie	....	focus puller
Ron Lenoir	....	chief rigger
Clive Mackey	....	clapper loader
Colin Manning	....	key grip
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Tony Rivetti	....	focus puller
Peter Robinson	....	camera operator
Simon Trevor	....	camera operator: second unit
Peter Field	....	assistant camera: visual effects (uncredited)

Casting Department
Phyllis Huffman	....	casting: USA
Caitlin Rhodes	....	casting: UK
Andrew Whaley	....	local casting: Zimbabwe

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ron Beck	....	wardrobe supervisor
Electra Garaba	....	wardrobe assistant
Beulah Guzara	....	wardrobe assistant
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe supervisor: women

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant film editor: USA
Mark Gill	....	assistant editor: UK
Tom Shaffer	....	color timer
Russ Woolnough	....	assistant film editor: UK (as Russell Woolnough)

Music Department
Donald Harris	....	music editor
Bill Perkins	....	musician: flute
Emil Richards	....	musician: percussion
Efrain Toro	....	musician: percussion

Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation manager
Brian Estabrook	....	unit driver
Coaster Nziramasanga	....	assistant transportation manager

Other crew
Marco Barla	....	unit publicist: USA
Richard Bell	....	consultant: white water unit
Fiona Birrell	....	location physician: Zimbabwe (as Dr. Fiona Birrell)
Titus Chikoto	....	camp manager (as Titus Chitokodo)
Nikki Clapp	....	script supervisor
Ian Cochrane	....	helicopter pilot: white water unit
Ian Cochrane	....	pilot: aerial unit
Tom Danaher	....	pilot: aerial unit
Nick Daubeny	....	location manager: UK
Robin Demetriou	....	catering manager
Julie Glanfield	....	contact: London
Nigel Haddon	....	rubber duck lieutenant: white water unit
Pat Harrison	....	location manager: Zimbabwe
Marianne Jacobs	....	location coordinator: Zimbabwe
Ben Jenkins	....	production runner: UK
Peter Jones	....	engineer: white water unit
Sara Keene	....	unit publicist: UK (as Sarah Keene)
Chris Lemmer	....	rubber duck captain: white water unit
Rob Martens	....	monkey wrangler
Michael Maurer	....	production accountant: USA
Randall Jay Moore	....	animal handler: elephant
Michael Pelly	....	location physician: Zimbabwe (as Dr. Michael Pelly)
Arlene Phillips	....	choreographer
Carol Regan	....	production coordinator
Tom Rooker	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Murray Russell	....	location manager: Zimbabwe
Roy Street	....	horse master
Artur Tarry	....	production accountant: UK
Li Chin Tye	....	nurse
Annie Van Wyk	....	nurse
Ian Abercrombie	....	voice-over (uncredited)
Aron Clayton	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gary Nixon	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jim Stockley	....	animal trainer: elephant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Malpaso Productions
• Rastar Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Sandrews (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Cazador blanco, corazón negro (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Chasseur blanc, coeur noir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Weißer Jäger, schwarzes Herz (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Bialy mysliwy o czarnym sercu (Poland) [pl]
Bialy mysliwy, czarne serce (Poland) [pl]
Caçador Branco, Coração Negro (Portugal) [pt]
Cacciatore bianco, cuore nero (Italy) [it]
Coração de Caçador (Brazil) [pt]
Elefántvadász (Hungary) [hu]
Hvid jæger, sort hjerte (Denmark) [da]
Valkoinen metsästäjä, musta sydän (Finland) [fi]
Vit jägare, svart hjärta (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Spain:T | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:10 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Malpaso Productions

Trivia:

The small steamboat that they used in the whitewater scene is the same boat that Humphrey Bogart's character captained in The African Queen (1951).

Quotes:

John Wilson: Wake me up if we crash into the mountain. I wouldn't want to miss that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV)

Soundtrack:

SATIN DOLL

One of Clint Eastwood's most unjustly-neglected movies

One of Clint Eastwood's most unjustly-neglected movies... he directed and stars as a cranky, strong-willed movie director (he's actually playing the real-life John Huston, though his character is called "Wilson" in the movie... and the book it was based on). In Africa to direct an action-comedy ("The African Queen" in real life) Wilson throws the project into turmoil when he suddenly becomes obsessed with hunting and killing an elephant. "It's not a crime... it's bigger than that... it's a SIN," he says by way of justification. It takes a while to get used to Clint trying to play John Huston... trying to talk in a different style of voice than we're used to hearing... but the dialog and story are so compelling that you forget that Clint really is the wrong guy for this role. And yet, by the time the movie reaches it's devastating final line... Clint has made the character his own. As far as Clint's directing work goes... I would rank this film right after "Unforgiven"!