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Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

At the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for.

Genres

DramaHistory

OverView

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Others

Budget

$22000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

23 September 1988

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Dian Fossey

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Bob Campbell

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Roz Carr

John Omirah Miluwi

John Omirah Miluwi

Sembagare

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Dr. Louis Leakey

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Claude Van Veeten

Waigwa Wachira

Waigwa Wachira

Mukara

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Brendan

David Lansbury

David Lansbury

Larry

Maggie O'Neill

Maggie O'Neill

Kim

Konga Mbandu

Konga Mbandu

Rushemba

Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds

Howard Dowd

Gordon Masten

Gordon Masten

Photographer

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