White Mischief (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Radford |
| Screenplay by | Michael Radford Jonathan Gems |
| Based on | White Mischief (1982 book) by James Fox |
| Produced by | Simon Perry |
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| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Tom Priestley |
| Music by | George Fenton |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures Nelson Entertainment Goldcrest Umbrella Films Power Tower Investments BBC Film Curzon Film Distributors British Screen |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (through Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £8 million or $8.5 million |
| Box office | £1,532,903 (UK) |
White Mischief is a 1987 British period crime drama film directed and co-written by Michael Radford. It dramatises the events of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941, wherein Sir Henry “Jock” Delves Broughton was tried for the murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll. The film stars Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, Sarah Miles, Geraldine Chaplin, Ray McAnally, Murray Head, John Hurt, and Trevor Howard.
The screenplay is based on the non-fiction book White Mischief: The Murder of Lord Erroll (1982), by James Fox, which originated from a newspaper article published in 1969. Shooting took place on-location in Kenya and at Shepperton Studios.
At the 42nd British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (for Joss Ackland) and Best Costume Design.