White Mischief (Original title)
Date: 05 February 1988 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Michael Radford
Synopsis: A famous murder case among Kenya's British colonial society in the 1940s.
Genre: Historical drama
Subjects: Homicide, Kenya, Colonial life
Releases
Date: 1987not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Agfacolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 107 mins Length: 9670 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1988Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Title: [Screen International - n636 23 Jan 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v55 n649 February 1988 Pages: 54-55
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v55 n649 February 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v119 n3048 4 Feb 1988 Page: 31
Title: [The Listener - v119 n3048 4 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n401 February 1988 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - n401 February 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n331 4 Feb 1988 Page: 27
Title: [City Limits - n331 4 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Televisual March 1988 Page: 17
Title: [Televisual - March 1988: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Time Out n911 3 Feb 1988 Page: 33
Title: [Time Out - n911 3 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v39 n8/9 Aug/Sep 1988 Pages: 398-399
Title: [Films in Review - v39 n8/9 Aug/Sep 1988: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Comments from producer Simon Perry, and executive producer Michael White
In: The Hollywood Reporter v301 n12 22 Feb 1988 Page: 3, 26
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v301 n12 22 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: American Film v13 n7 May 1988 Page: 6
Title: [American Film - v13 n7 May 1988: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes
In: Screen International n589 28 Feb 1987 Page: 16
Title: [Screen International - n589 28 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: The Hollywood Reporter v297 n10 12 May 1987 Page: 118
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v297 n10 12 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: Screen International n595 11 Apr 1987 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n595 11 Apr 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Cineplex Odeon withdraws its $4 million stake in the film - Columbia and Nelson Entertainment fill the gap
In: Variety 2 Dec 1987 Page: 11, 32
Title: [Variety - 2 Dec 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v56 n3 Summer 1987 Pages: Summer 176-179
Title: [Sight and Sound - v56 n3 Summer 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report
In: Screen International n588 21 Feb 1987 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n588 21 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details
In: Sight and Sound v57 n1 Winter 1987/88 Pages: 68-69
Title: [Sight and Sound - v57 n1 Winter 1987/88: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: 120-125, 173, 177
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Production report
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342104
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3647 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-631042
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-604967
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342104
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342103
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9698 FeetBFI identifier: C-631041
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-4515111
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3647 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-631042
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: N-4869275
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 05 February 1988 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Michael Radford
Synopsis: A famous murder case among Kenya's British colonial society in the 1940s.
Genre: Historical drama
Subjects: Homicide, Kenya, Colonial life
Releases
Date: 1987not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Agfacolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 107 mins Length: 9670 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1988Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Credits
(62)
Production Company: Umbrella Films, Production Company: Power Tower Investments, Production Company: BBC, Production Company: Curzon Film Distributors, Production Company: British Screen, Production Company: Jake Eberts, Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Production Company: Nelson Entertainment, Production Company: Goldcrest Films and Television, Executive Producer: Michael White, Producer: Simon Perry, Associate Producer: Simon Bosanquet, Production Associate: Marc Samuelson, Production Co-ordinator: Mary Richards, Production Controller: Luke Randolph, Location Manager: Clinton Cavers, Location Manager: Nick Daubeny, Production assistant (Kenya): Jackie Johnston, Assistant Director: Chris Rose, Assistant Director: John Dodds, Assistant Director: Lee Hilton, Assistant director (Kenya): Meja Mwangi, Casting: Mary Selway, Additional Kenya casting: Lucy Boulting, Additional local casting: Sarah Withey, Additional Masai casting: Davis Sindiyo, Screenplay: Michael Radford, Screenplay: Jonathan Gems, Original book: James Fox, Director of Photography: Roger Deakins, Camera Operator: Roger Deakins, Camera Operator: Andrew Speller, Editor: Tom Priestley, Production Designer: Roger Hall, Art Director: Len Huntingford, Art director (Kenya): Keith Pain, Set Dresser: Marianne Ford, Draughtsperson: David Wood, Costume Designer: Marit Allen, Wardrobe supervisor: Catherine Halloran, Wardrobe mistress: Hilary Watson, Make-up supervisor: Pat Hay, Title Design: Sid Dutton, Title Design: Damson Studios, Music composed/arranged/conducted: George Fenton, Musician (solo clarinet): Henry Mackenzie, Additional orchestration: John Warren, Simon Chamberlain, Music Recording: Keith Grant, Choreography: Stuart Hopps, Sound Recording: Tony Jackson, Sound Re-recording: Gerry Humphreys, Sound Re-recording: Dean Humphreys, Sound Editor: Derek Holding, Sound Effects Editor: Colin Miller, Sound Effects Editor: Jacques Leroide, Production consultant: Monty Ruben, Animal handler (Kenya): Caroline Woodall, Animal handler (Kenya): Robin Davis, Roy Carhartley, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(39)
Charles Dance (Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll), Greta Scacchi (Diana), Joss Ackland (Sir John "Jock" Delves Broughton), Sarah Miles (Alice de Janze), John Hurt (Gilbert Colvile), Geraldine Chaplin (Nina Soames), Ray McAnally (Morris), Trevor Howard (Jack Soames), Susan Fleetwood (Gwladys, Lady Delamere), Alan Dobie (Harragin), Hugh Grant (Hugh), Jacqueline Pearce (Idina), Catherine Neilson (June Carberry), Murray Head (Lizzie), Gregor Fisher (McPherson), Tristram Jellinek (Land Agent), Tim Myers (Raymond de Trafford), Sean Mathias (Gerald Portman), Ron Donachie (Club Manager), Douglas Chege (Kiptobe), Wensley Pithey (Sheridan), Stephan Chase (Carberry), Clare Travers-Deacon (Muffin-faced Woman), Seipal Ngojine, Pilip Saitoti (Masai Warrior), Amanda Parkin (Nancy Wirewater), Louis Mahoney (Abdullah), Ilarrio Bisi Pedro (African Policeman), David Quilter (Poppy), John Rees (Baines), Olivier Pierre (Kaplan), Anthony Benson (Fox), Nigel Le Vaillant (Handsome Reporter), Basil Whybray (Spotty Reporter), John Darrell (Registrar), Bill Moody (Jury Foreman), Susannah Harker (Young Girl), Gary Beadle (African Servant), Edwin Mahinda (Boy Waiter)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(18)
In: Screen International n636 23 Jan 1988 Page: 22Title: [Screen International - n636 23 Jan 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v55 n649 February 1988 Pages: 54-55
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v55 n649 February 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v119 n3048 4 Feb 1988 Page: 31
Title: [The Listener - v119 n3048 4 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n401 February 1988 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - n401 February 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n331 4 Feb 1988 Page: 27
Title: [City Limits - n331 4 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Televisual March 1988 Page: 17
Title: [Televisual - March 1988: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Time Out n911 3 Feb 1988 Page: 33
Title: [Time Out - n911 3 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v39 n8/9 Aug/Sep 1988 Pages: 398-399
Title: [Films in Review - v39 n8/9 Aug/Sep 1988: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Comments from producer Simon Perry, and executive producer Michael White
In: The Hollywood Reporter v301 n12 22 Feb 1988 Page: 3, 26
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v301 n12 22 Feb 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: American Film v13 n7 May 1988 Page: 6
Title: [American Film - v13 n7 May 1988: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes
In: Screen International n589 28 Feb 1987 Page: 16
Title: [Screen International - n589 28 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: The Hollywood Reporter v297 n10 12 May 1987 Page: 118
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v297 n10 12 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: Screen International n595 11 Apr 1987 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n595 11 Apr 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Cineplex Odeon withdraws its $4 million stake in the film - Columbia and Nelson Entertainment fill the gap
In: Variety 2 Dec 1987 Page: 11, 32
Title: [Variety - 2 Dec 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v56 n3 Summer 1987 Pages: Summer 176-179
Title: [Sight and Sound - v56 n3 Summer 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report
In: Screen International n588 21 Feb 1987 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n588 21 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details
In: Sight and Sound v57 n1 Winter 1987/88 Pages: 68-69
Title: [Sight and Sound - v57 n1 Winter 1987/88: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: 120-125, 173, 177
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Production report
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342104
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3647 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-631042
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-604967
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342104
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 103.4 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1342103
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 9698 FeetBFI identifier: C-631041
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-4515111
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3647 FeetStock date: 1987BFI identifier: C-631042
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: N-4869275
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film