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White Hunter, Black Heart
An adventure in obsession...
An adventure in obsession...
Action, Adventure, Drama - 1990
6.7
88%
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Renowned film-maker 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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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
24 May 1990
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$24,000,000
Revenue:
$2,319,124
Awards:
2 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This material marks a gutsy, fascinating departure for Mr. Eastwood, and makes it clear that his directorial ambitions have by now outstripped his goals as an actor.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Ably aided by a fine cast and Jack Green's no-nonsense photography, Eastwood constructs a marvellously pacy, suspenseful movie which is deceptively easy on both eye and ear.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
An intelligent, affectionate study of an obsessive American film director...
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
30 Jun 2008
fresh:
Especially for those who have pegged Clint Eastwood too quickly as a masculine traditionalist, White Hunter, Black Heart is a movie to conjure with.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
27 Oct 2008
fresh:
Eastwood's subject is wasted lives and wasted talent; Wilson's charisma and Hollywood's money prove irresistible, and their sheer power brings noteworthy results-but they emerge from a needless vortex of ruin.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 Dec 2014
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