The Grass Is Singing
5.2
“A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Karen Black
Mary Turner
Known for
House of 1000 Corpses
Five Easy Pieces
John Thaw
Dick Turner
Known for
Chaplin
Inspector Morse
Bille August
Mark Forstater
Also in
Right to Work March
Xploring Xtro
Doris Lessing
Michael Raeburn
Also in
Rhodesia Countdown
John Kani
Moses
Known for
The Lion King
Black Panther
Catharina Stackelberg
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
Known for
The Naked Prey
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
Known for
Deep End
The House That Screamed
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
No other roles listed
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Also in
The Bus
The Lake
Michael Raeburn Director · Doris Lessing Author Bille August Cinematographer
United States release October 5, 1984 · Produced in Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia · Production Mark Forstater Productions, Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Chibote Limited
Production
Mark Forstater Productions
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweden · United Kingdom · Zambia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 1, 1981
original release date
Zambia · August 30, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1982 · Physical · 35MM
September 2, 1982 · Theatrical
Canada
September 18, 1981 · Premiere · TIFF
Denmark
April 25, 1983
France
May 21, 1981 · Cannes Film Market
Sweden
September 8, 1982 · Theatrical
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