White Mischief (1987)

11/10/1987 (GB) • 1h 47m

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

In a world of wife swapping, drugs and chocolate covered lobsters, murder seemed so uncivilised.

Overview

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.

Top Billed Cast

Greta Scacchi

Diana, Lady Broughton

Charles Dance

Josslyn Hay

Joss Ackland

'Jock' Delves Broughton

Sarah Miles

Alice de Janzé

John Hurt

Gilbert Colville

Trevor Howard

Jack Soames


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,300,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

upper class

africa

murder

kenya

hedonism

decadence

1940s

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