Gorillas in the Mist
Director: Michael Apted. Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, John Omirah Miluwi, Iain Cuthbertson, Julie Harris, Maggie O'Neill, Iain Glen, David Lansbury, Waigwa Wachira. Screenplay: Anna Hamilton Phelan and Tab Murphy (from the work by Dian Fossey).


Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Actress: Sigourney Weaver
Best Adapted Screenplay: Anna Hamilton Phelan and Tab Murphy
Best Film Editing: Stuart Baird
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre
Best Sound: Andy Saunders, Brian Saunders, and Peter Handford

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Actress (Drama; tie): Sigourney Weaver
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre

Other Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Lemmon)
National Board of Review: Best Actor (Lemmon)

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