The Grass Is Singing (1981)
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.
Director:
Michael Raeburn
Writer:
Michael Raeburn
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Karen Black as Mary Turner |
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John Thaw as Dick Turner |
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John Kani as Moses |
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Patrick Mynhardt as Charlie Muller |
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John Moulder-Brown as Tony Marston |
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Margaret Heale as Ellen Muller |
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Björn Gedda as Sgt. Denham |
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Jan Nygren as Doctor |
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Vincent Mijoni as Boss' Boy |
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Ivy Miyanda as Moses' Wife |
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Reg Cornish as Mary's Boss |
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Gailos Shiyamba as Samson |
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Kennedy Mungomba as Fison |
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Martyn Hitchins as Harry |
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Wesley Kaonga as Dhlamini |
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Jesse Martin as Matron |
| Production | Catharina Stackelberg | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Atkinson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Darek Hodor | Sound |
| Sound | Lasse Dahlberg | Music |
| Art | Disley Jones | Production Design |
| Sound | Björn Isfält | Music |
| Editing | Thomas Schwalm | Editor |
| Sound | Temba Tana | Music |
| Writing | Doris Lessing | Novel |
| Production | Mark Forstater | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Lanyon | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenamari Wallström | Costume Design |
| Sound | Lasse Summanen | Sound |
| Art | Peter Young | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Michael Raeburn | Director |
| Writing | Michael Raeburn | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bille August | Director of Photography |
