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White Hunter, Black Heart

The book White Hunter, Black Heart was made into the movie White Hunter, Black Heart.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 5 votes for the book, and 4 votes for the movie.

Book details for White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart was written by Peter Viertel. The book was published in 1953 by Laurel. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

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Movie details for White Hunter, Black Heart

The movie was released in 1990. White Hunter, Black Heart was produced by Warner Home Video. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com.

Actors on this movie include Jeff Fahey, Alun Armstrong, Marisa Berenson, Charlotte Cornwell, David Danns, Anne Dunkley, George Dzundza, Christopher Fairbank, Myles Freeman, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jamie Koss, Norman Lumsden, Clive Mantle, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Catherine Neilson, John Rapley, Edward Tudor-Pole, Richard Vanstone and Richard Warwick.

 

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Unjustly overlooked in Clint Eastwood's oeuvre, this critical examination of the hubris of machismo predated Unforgiven by just two years and meditated on similar themes. Eastwood plays a macho movie director, in Africa ostensibly to shoot a movie, but mo... Read More
Unjustly overlooked in Clint Eastwood's oeuvre, this critical examination of the hubris of machismo predated Unforgiven by just two years and meditated on similar themes. Eastwood plays a macho movie director, in Africa ostensibly to shoot a movie, but more pressingly (to his mind, anyway) to bag an elephant. The story is based loosely on the true story of John Huston's behavior while making The African Queen; Eastwood's Huston imitation (the character here is named Wilson) will no doubt prove distracting to some--he drawls out vowels to the point of breaking--but he captures both the arrogance of and the magnetic force behind the man. The film boasts splendid visuals by cinematographer Jack Green, and the final scene--and Eastwood's performance therein--is nearly heartbreaking. --David Kronke