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  • The Grass Is Singing (1981)
  • Not Rated
    105 min | Drama
The Grass Is Singing (1981)
Not Rated
105 min | Drama

In the 1960s, a city girl moves to her husband's failing farm in Southern Rhodesia in colonial Africa. As she grows discontented and loses her grip on sanity, she begins an affair with one of their black servants culminating in tragedy.
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Director
Writers
Doris Lessing (novel "The Grass Is Singing") | Michael Raeburn (written by)
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Updated May 21, 1981

Release date
Oct 5, 1984 (United States)
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27 cast members
Name Known for
Karen Black
Mary Turner Mary Turner   See fewer
John Thaw
Dick Turner Dick Turner   See fewer
John Kani
Moses Moses   See fewer
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller Charlie Muller   See fewer
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston Tony Marston   See fewer
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller Ellen Muller   See fewer
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham Sgt. Denham   See fewer
Jan Nygren
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Vincent Mijoni
Boss' Boy Boss' Boy   See fewer
Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife Moses' Wife   See fewer
Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss Mary's Boss   See fewer
Wesley Kaonga
Dhlamini Dhlamini   See fewer
Jesse Martin
Matron Matron   See fewer
Bernard Hamaundu
Labourer Labourer   See fewer
Abel Kabungo
Labourer Labourer   See fewer
Manda Mwila
Labourer Labourer   See fewer
Edmund Ngula
Labourer Labourer   See fewer
Richard Nkanyezi
Labourer Labourer   See fewer
Ann Oglethorpe
Farm Wife Farm Wife   See fewer
Diana Kiely
Farm Wife Farm Wife   See fewer
Rosemary Kirby
Farm Wife Farm Wife   See fewer
Karen Kotze
Tennis Player Tennis Player   See fewer
Chris Hodgson
Tennis Player Tennis Player   See fewer
Jan Kotze
Tennis Player Tennis Player   See fewer
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