The Grass Is Singing (1981)

ALL 08/30/1981 (en) Drama 105 Min
  • Release
    08/30/1981
  • Production
    Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet
  • Rotten tomato
    42%
  • Original title
    The Grass Is Singing
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

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.

  1. Michael Raeburn

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Mark Forstater

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Karen Black

    Mary Turner

  2. John Thaw

    Dick Turner

  3. John Kani

    Moses

  4. Patrick Mynhardt

    Charlie Muller

  5. John Moulder-Brown

    Tony Marston

  6. Margaret Heale

    Ellen Muller

  7. Björn Gedda

    Sgt. Denham

  8. Jan Nygren

    Doctor

  9. Vincent Mijoni

    Boss' Boy

  10. Ivy Miyanda

    Moses' Wife

  11. Reg Cornish

    Mary's Boss

  12. Gailos Shiyamba

    Samson

  13. Kennedy Mungomba

    Fison

  14. Martyn Hitchins

    Harry

  15. Wesley Kaonga

    Dhlamini

  16. Jesse Martin

    Matron

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 16 , Crews : 17

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The Grass Is Singing (1981) 105 Min

ALL 08/30/1981 (en)
Drama
  • Release 08/30/1981
  • Production
    Chibote Limited, Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet
  • Original title The Grass Is Singing
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy

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.

  1. Michael Raeburn

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Thomas Schwalm

    Editor

  4. Mark Forstater

    Producer