The Grass Is Singing

1981

1h 45m

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In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.

Writers

Doris Lessing(novel by)
Michael Raeburn(screenplay by)
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Karen Black
Mary Turner
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John Thaw
Dick Turner
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Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
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John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
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Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife
Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss

Writers

Doris Lessing(novel by)
Michael Raeburn(screenplay by)

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Release date

August 30, 1981 (United States)

Country of origin

Sweden

Language

English

Production companies

Chibote Limited
Mark Forstater Productions

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