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Overview
Release Date:
May 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
White Mischief. A True Story. morePlot:
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. moreUser Comments:
a shortened storyline taken from earlier film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Greta Scacchi | ... | Lady Diana Broughton | |
| Charles Dance | ... | Josslyn Hay: Earl of Erroll | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton | |
| Sarah Miles | ... | Alice de Janzé | |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Nina Soames | |
| Ray McAnally | ... | Morris | |
| Murray Head | ... | Lizzie | |
| John Hurt | ... | Gilbert Colvile | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Jack Soames | |
| Susan Fleetwood | ... | Gwladys: Lady Delamer | |
| Catherine Neilson | ... | Lady June Carberry | |
| Hugh Grant | ... | Hugh | |
| Alan Dobie | ... | Harragin | |
| Gregor Fisher | ... | McPherson | |
| Jacqueline Pearce | ... | Idina |
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107 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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1.75 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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The performances of Sarah Miles and John Hurt make this film worth watching; however it is disappointing that Michael Radford does not use the full storyline of the original film : "The Happy Valley" - made in 1987, nor is the source acknowledged in the credits. Other than that it is quite a good remake, but the original should not be missed, as the story continues for some length - indeed the end of "White Mischief" is about the halfway point of the story in "The Happy Valley". This is another of Radford's remakes that seemed to receive acclaim as if it were an original concept - just as his version of the tale of Pablo Neruda - "Il Postino" - was taken from the lesser known earlier film "Ardiente Pacientia" (Burning Patience) which for my money was the the better film.