Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist is a 1988 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan and a story by Phelan and Tab Murphy. The film is based a book of the same name by Dian Fossey and the article by Harold T. P. Hayes. It stars Sigourney Weaver as naturalist Dian Fossey and Bryan Brown as photographer Bob Campbell. It tells the story of Fossey, who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Screenplay by | Anna Hamilton Phelan |
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| Based on | Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey |
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| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Production company | The Guber-Peters Company |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $61.1 million |
The film was theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on September 23, 1988. At the 61st Academy Awards, it earned five nominations, including Best Actress for Weaver and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. The film won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Weaver and Best Original Score for Jarre at the 46th Golden Globe Awards, where it was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama.