Directed by:
Michael Apted
Written by:
Anna Hamilton Phelan
Tab Murphy (story)
Based on the article by:
Harold T.P. Hayes
Genre:
Biography | Drama
Runtime:
129 mins
Plot:
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Release Date:
October 7, 1988
Reception:
Cast:
Sigourney Weaver
Bryan Brown
Julie Harris
John Omirah Miluwi
Iain Cuthbertson
Constantin Alexandrov
Waigwa Wachira
Iain Glen
Nominations
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Sigourney Weaver
- Best Adapted Screenplay | Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy
- Best Achievement in Film Editing | Stuart Baird
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | Maurice Jarre
- Best Achievement in Sound | Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, Peter Handford
Nominations
- Best Cinematography | John Seale, Alan Root
Wins
- Best Actress – Drama | Sigourney Weaver
Tied with Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka (1988) and Jodie Foster for The Accused (1988). - Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Maurice Jarre
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay | Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy