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White Mischief

The story of this film is inspired by events which took place in Kenya in 1940 and 1941.

1987

Principal Characters: Greta Scacchi (Diana); Charles Dance (Erroll); Joss Ackland (Broughton); Sarah Miles (Alice de Janze); Geraldine Chaplin (Nina); Ray McAnally (Morris); Murray Head (Lizzie). with John Hurt (Colville) and Trevor Howard (Soames). Featuring Susan Fleetwood (Gwladys); Catherine Neilson (June); Hugh Grant (Hugh); Alan Dobie (Harragin); Gregor Fisher (McPherson); Jacqueline Pearce (Idina). Other Characters in order of appearance: Tristram Jellinek (Land Agent); Tim Myers (Raymond de Trafford); Sean Mathias (Gerald Portman); Ron Donachie (Club Manager); Douglas Chege (Kiptobe); Wensley Pithey (Sheridan); Stephen Chase (Carberry); Clare Travers-Deacon (Muffin-Faced Woman); Seipal Ngojine, Pilip Saitoti (Maasai Warriors); Amanda Parkin (Nancy Wirewater); Louis Mahoney (Abdullah); Ilario 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).

Goldcrest presents a Michael White / Unmbrella Film Production in association with Power Tower Investments (Kenya) and the BBC; Screenplay by Michael Radford and Jonathan Gems; Derived from the book by James Fox; Sound Recordist: Tony Jackson; Casting Director: Mary Selway; Costume Designer: Marit Allen; Music: George Fenton; Editor: Tom Priestley; Production Designer: Roger Hall; Director of Photography: Roger Deakins B.S.C; Executive Producer: Michael White; Produced by Simon Perry; Directed by Michael Radford; All music arranged and conducted by George Fenton; "The Alphabet Song" Sung by Sarah Miles; "White Mischief" Words and Music by Tim Finn; 1987 Bocu Music Limited; "Begin The Beguine" Words and Music by Cole Porter; 1935 Harms Inc, (copyright renewed), Used by Permission; "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" Arranged and Directed by Eric Banks; British Unit First Assistant Director: Chris Rose; Make-Up Supervisor: Pat Hay; Chief Hairdresser: Meinir Jones Lewis; Sound Editor: Derek Holding; Production Controller: Luke Randolph; Production Coordinator: Mary Richards; Chief Electrician: John Higgins; Construction Manager: Dennis Bovington; Choreographer: Stuart Hopps; Art Director: Len Huntingford; Set Dresser: Marianne Ford; Location Managers: Clinton Cavers, Nicholas Daubeny; Production Accountant: Maggie Phelan; Script Supervisor: Pat Rambaut; 2nd Asst Director: John Dodds; 3rd Asst Director: Lee Hilton; Asst to Simon Perry: Stacy Bell; Asst to Michael Radford: Judy Craymer; Kenya Liason: Richard Bouma; Production Associate: Marc Samuelson; Camera Operator: Roger Deakins; 2nd Camera Operator: Andrew Speller; Focus Puller: David Bryant; Clapper Loader: Nikki Williams; Camera Grip: Richard Broome; Stills Photographer: Sarah Quill; Boom Operator: Rosie Straker; Playback Operator: David Vroegindewey; Music Mixer: Keith Grant; Solo Clarinet: Henry MacKenzie; Additional Orchestrations: John Warren, Simon Chamberlain; Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths; Re-recording Mixers: Gerry Humphreys, Dean Humphreys; 1st Asst Editor: Kant Pan; Effects Editors: Colin Miller, Jacques Leroide; Asst Sound Editor: Joe Gallagher; Asst Effects Editor: Bill Barringer; 2nd Asst Editor: Keith Mason; Unit Publicist: Zakiya Powell; Additional Casting: Lucy Boulting; Asst to Mary Selway: Tessa Topolski; Asst to Choreographer: Karen Halliday; Wardrobe Supervisor: Catherine Halloran; Wardrobe Mistress: Hilary Watson; Wardrobe Assistant: Stewart Meachem; Make-Up Assistant: Madeleine Masters; Hairdresser: Liz Michie; Art Director (Kenya): Keith Pain; Production Buyer: Peter Walpole; Production Buyer (Kenya): Karen Brookes; Draughtsman: David Wood; Art Dept Assistants: Amanda Bernstein, Louise Hardy; Property Master: Charles Torbett; Chargehand Propmen: Barry Arnold, Derek Creedon; Propmen: John Hogan, Dennis Simmonds; Supervising Carpenter: Michael Hedges; Chargehand Carpenters: John Hedges, Roger Willis; Carpenters: John Sullivan, Ron Ross; Supervising Painter: Michael Jones; Chargehand Painter: Kenneth Welland; Painter: Norman North; Chargehand Rigger: Robert Schofield; Rigger: Michael Seymour; Stagehand: Len Serpant; Best Boy: Michael Hand; Electrician: Wayne Leach; Generator Operator: Bob Gomme; Production Accountant (Kenya): Con Cremins; Asst Accountant: Susan Nicholson; Accounts Dept Assistant: Jane Trower; London Contact: Sheila Slate; Unit Nurse: Susie Beavis; Floor Runners: Matthew Scudamore, Annick Fordham; Unit Drivers: Michael Bevan, Geoff King; Production Runner: Lynn Hoey; Jobfit Attachment: Peter Murphy; Film School Attachment: Ian Johnson; Kenyan Unit Construction Manager: Robin Hollister; 2nd Asst Director: Meja Mwangi; Production Assistant: Jackie Johnston; Asst to Location Manager: Gilly Kelsey; Local Casting: Sarah Withey; Maasai Casting: Davis Sindiyo; Asst Production Buyer: Lulu Archer; Wardrobe Assistants: Elizabeth Ryrie, Sophia Ali Abdi, Amina Ali Ryback; Asst Hairdresser: Freda Hart; Make-Up Assistants: Susie Belcher, Julia Wilson; Transport Coordinator: Arnie Mitchell; Asst Transport Coordinator: Bernard Gatheru; Camera Assistant: Mohammed Ngela; Sound Assistant: Dominic Rahumbu; Electricians: Mohammed Athman, Amiri Hassan, Ahmed Omari, Ramadhani Rajadu; Animal Handlers: Caroline Woodall, Robin Davis, Roy Carhartley; Security: Bob Morgan; Unit Nurse: Ann Addly; Accounts Assistant: Herman Mbugua; Cashier: Susan Muthoni; Location Runner: Simon Belcher; Production Runner: Paul Babu Kamau; Principal Drivers: Ogo Kanjora Sode, Usuf Dwale, Joseph Kimuru, Stephen Ndungu, Samson Wanyonyi; Asst to Michael Radford: Lydia Kigada; Production Consultant: Monty Ruben; Acknowledgements Color by Agfa-Gevaert; Processed at Kay-Metrocolor Laboratories; Titles by Sid Sutton / Damson Studios; Costumes supplied by Angels; Lighting Equipment supplied by Lee Electric (Lighting); Cameras supplied and serviced by JDC; Music recorded at Abbey Road Studios; Music mixed at Twickenham Music Studios; Soundtrack re-recorded at Twickenham Film Studios; African Fund For Endangered Wildlife, Animal Actors of Hollywood, D&D International Locations, De Lane Lea Sound Studios, Express Airfreight Services (Kenya), Film Finances, Filmstruct (Kenya), Focus Transport, Hans & June Zwager, Kenya Railways, Ken & Downey Safaris, Manyatta Polo Club, Mr Young's Preview Theatre, Ngong Racecourse, Notco (Nairobi), Renown Freight / Rolf Schmid, The Horseman Catering, Ruben Sedgewick Insurance Services, The Travel Company, Zakiya and Associates; Made at Lee International Studios, Shepperton, England and on location in Kenya and Great Britain by White Umbrella Films Limited, 31 Percy Street, London W1P 9FG, England. ©1987 White Umbrella Films Limited.

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