The Grass Is Singing (1981)
The Grass Is Singing (1981)
A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy
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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Cast

Karen Black Karen Black As: Mary Turner
John Thaw John Thaw As: Dick Turner
John Kani John Kani As: Moses
Patrick Mynhardt Patrick Mynhardt As: Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown John Moulder-Brown As: Tony Marston
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy
Certification: M

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 30 August 1981

Country: SE, GB, ZM

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Catharina Stackelberg

Catharina Stackelberg

Associate Producer

Mark Forstater

Mark Forstater

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Julie Atkinson

Julie Atkinson

Costume Design

Beverly Lanyon

Beverly Lanyon

Costume Design

Lenamari Wallström

Lenamari Wallström

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

Bille August

Bille August

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Disley Jones

Disley Jones

Production Design

Peter Young

Peter Young

Set Decoration

Other Crew

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