Film
The Grass Is Singing
1981 · 1h 45m · Drama
A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy
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Overview
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
Mary Turner
John Thaw
Dick Turner
John Kani
Moses
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Jan Nygren
Doctor
Vincent Mijoni
Boss' Boy
Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife
Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss
Gailos Shiyamba
Samson
Kennedy Mungomba
Fison
Martyn Hitchins
Harry
Wesley Kaonga
Dhlamini
Jesse Martin
Matron
Crew
- Michael RaeburnDirector · Screenplay
- Doris LessingNovel
- Mark ForstaterProducer
- Bille AugustDirector of Photography
- Thomas SchwalmEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 30, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- M
- Genres
- Drama
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