White Hunter, Black Heart 1990

An adventure in obsession...

6.3 / 10   248 vote(s)
PG
Adventure Drama

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.

Release Date 1990-05-16
Runtime 1h 52m
Directors Clint Eastwood, Jack N. Green, Patrick Clayton, Chris Brock, Isaac Mabhikwa
Producers Clint Eastwood, Stanley Rubin, David Valdes
Writers Peter Viertel, Burt Kennedy, James Bridges, Peter Viertel

An interesting 1990 film, is 'White Hunter, Black Heart'.

The lead character of John Wilson, portrayed by Clint Eastwood, is an intriguing fellow and the story he stars in is all very watchable. Jeff Fahey is also very good alongside Eastwood, his character is very much the moral compass of the film. The support cast, which notably includes one Timothy Spall, are all solid.

The look of the film is pleasant, with some lovely visuals of the locations used, and it is paced nicely. There is also a cracker of a last line. I didn't love this film and don't think it's perfect, but that's not to take away from the fact that I found it be a really enjoyable watch.

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