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Gorillas in the Mist

on BBC One London

Biopic starring Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown
Dian Fossey arrives in central Africa full of high ideals and a passion for nature. She's there to research rare mountain gorillas faced with extinction. Over the coming years she builds a strong bond between herself and the gorillas, but tragedy is never far away.
Director Michael Apted (1988)
Film reviews pages 56-65

Contributors

Director:
Michael Apted
Dian Fossey:
Sigourney Weaver
Bob Campbell:
Bryan Brown
Roz Carr:
Julie Harris
Sembagare:
John Omirahmiluwi
Dr Louis Leakey:
Iain Cuthbertson
Van Vecten:
Constantin Alexandrov
Mukara:
Waigwa Wachira
Brendan:
Iain Glenn
Larry:
David Lansbury
Kim:
Maggie O'Neill
Rushemba:
Konga Mbandu
Howard Dowd:
Michael Reynolds

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