White Mischief

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

May 6 1988 R 1h 47m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

James Fox, Michael Radford, Jonathan Gems

Directed by

Michael Radford

Cast

Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, John Hurt

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Umbrella Films, Power Tower Investments, Nelson Entertainment, Goldcrest

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total

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Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
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