White Hunter Black Heart (1990) on Netflix
John Wilson talks producer Paul Landers into shooting his next film in Africa so that he can hunt. Screenwriter Pete Verrill rewrites the script while the safari delays the production.
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb6.5/1014,468 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes86%
Trailer
Plot summary
In the early 1950s, screenwriter Pete Verrill accepts an invitation from his friend John Wilson to rework the script of Wilson's next project, The African Trader. Wilson persuades producer Paul Landers to shoot the whole picture on location in Africa, a costly choice driven less by the film than by his own longing for a safari; a lifelong hunter, he buys fine rifles and charges them to the studio. In Entebbe, Verrill finishes the screenplay while Wilson arranges the hunt, and Wilson defends him against a hotel guest's antisemitic remarks. The two argue over the script, especially Wilson's plan to kill off every main character. Wilson has a pilot fly them to the camp of guide Zibelinsky and his tracker Kivu, while unit director Ralph Lockhart presses him to begin pre-production before the cast arrives.
Cast
- Jamie Kossas Mrs. Duncan
Show all 20 cast
- John Rapleyas Gun Shop Salesman
- Anne Dunkleyas Scarf Girl in Nightclub Show
- David Dannsas Bongo Man in Nightclub Show
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The elephant gun used in the film was a £65,000 double-barreled rifle made by Holland & Holland, the gunmakers who also made the gun used by John Huston in Africa for The African Queen in 1951; the filmmakers sold it back after filming, unused.
- The boat used in the film was built in England of glass fiber and shipped to Africa; it was electrically powered, and special-effects expert John Evans fitted it with motors and engines so it would appear to be steam-powered.
