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White Hunter, Black Heart

1990 · 112 min

A slow, brooding character study that watches a driven man's arrogance curdle into reckoning, with the African wild as a quiet, heavy backdrop.

Tagline
An adventure in obsession...
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • morality
  • identity
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
James Bridges, Burt Kennedy, Peter Viertel
Starring
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alun Armstrong, Mel Martin, Clive Mantle, Timothy Spall, Catherine Neilson
Music
Lennie Niehaus
Cinematography
Jack N. Green
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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