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The Grass Is Singing

08/30/1981

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1hr 45min

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Drama

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Karen Black
  • John Thaw
  • John Kani
  • Patrick Mynhardt
  • John Moulder-Brown

    Directors

  • Michael Raeburn
  • Bille August

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Chibote Limited
  • Mark Forstater Productions
  • Svenska Filminstitutet

    Production Countries

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Karen Black

Mary Turner

John Thaw

Dick Turner

John Kani

Moses

Patrick Mynhardt

Charlie Muller

John Moulder-Brown

Tony Marston

Björn Gedda

Sgt. Denham

Jan Nygren

Doctor

Vincent Mijoni

Boss' Boy

Ivy Miyanda

Moses' Wife

Reg Cornish

Mary's Boss

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