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White Hunter Black Heart

1990 · Movie · 112 min
C

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69/100

Averaged across 7 ratings · 33.3K votes

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62–84 out of 100

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Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84. Critics average 84, everyone else 66.

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Renowned filmmaker 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.

Details

Based on
a work by Peter Viertel
Released
16 May 1990
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
112 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$24.0M
Box office
$2.3M

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