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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 .
- September 23, 1988
- Arne Glimcher, Terence A. Clegg
Oct 7, 1988 · A biographical drama about Dian Fossey, a scientist who studied and protected mountain gorillas in Africa. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- Michael Apted
- 74
- 2 min
Dian Fossey (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985.
- Study and conservation of the mountain gorilla
A biopic of Dian Fossey, a wildlife expert who studied and protected the gorillas of Rwanda and Uganda. The film stars Sigourney Weaver and has an 84% Tomatometer and a 75% Audience Score based on 19 reviews and 25,000+ ratings.
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- Michael Apted
- PG-13
- Sigourney Weaver
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Travelling into deepest Africa, Fossey becomes fascinated with the lives and habits of the rare mountain gorillas of the Rwandan jungle. Studying them at close quarters, Fossey develops a means of communicating with the gorillas, and in doing so becomes obsessed with the apes' well-being.
Gorillas in the Mist Sigourney Weaver stars in this true story as Dian Fossey, who fights to save the African mountain gorillas from extinction due to poachers. 2,165 IMDb 7.0 2 h 9 min 1988