Gorillas in the Mist
“At the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for.”
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
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Cast
13 people
Sigourney Weaver
Dian Fossey
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Bryan Brown
Bob Campbell
Known for
Cocktail
F/X
Julie Harris
Roz Carr
Known for
The Haunting
East of Eden
John Omirah Miluwi
Sembagare
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Iain Cuthbertson
Dr. Louis Leakey
Known for
The Railway Children
Scandal
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Claude Van Veeten
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Subway
Waigwa Wachira
Mukara
Also in
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Iain Glen
Brendan
Known for
Game of Thrones
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
David Lansbury
Larry
Known for
Michael Clayton
The Hurricane
Maggie O'Neill
Kim
Known for
EastEnders
White Lines
Konga Mbandu
Rushemba
Known for
Mississippi Masala
Michael J. Reynolds
Howard Dowd
Known for
The Descent: Part 2
Leap Year
Michael Apted Director · Anna Hamilton Phelan Screenplay Tab Murphy Story
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $22M · United States release September 23, 1988
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$61,100,000
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
The Guber-Peters Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 23, 1988
Theatrical
Argentina
April 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
February 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 27, 1989 · Theatrical · DVD
Colombia
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
France
January 25, 1989 · Theatrical
January 20, 2020 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 2, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
August 3, 1990 · Theatrical · East Germany
India
July 18, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 27, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
February 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
April 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 14, 1989 · Theatrical
March 26, 2020 · TV · RTP 1
Spain
February 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 1989 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 4, 1989 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 18, 1989 · Theatrical
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