Mary Turner
Karen Black
Mary Turner
The Grass Is Singing
“A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy”
3.8
1981
1h 45m
Drama
Director: Michael Raeburn
Overview
In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from the comforts of her cosmopolitan life and forced to live on his unsuccessful farm. Mary slowly goes insane and has a sexual affair with her black servant, Moses. When the affair is discovered, Mary asks Moses to leave the farm, but he returns and murders her.
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Cast
Dick Turner
John Thaw
Dick Turner
Moses
John Kani
Moses
Charlie Muller
Patrick Mynhardt
Charlie Muller
Tony Marston
John Moulder-Brown
Tony Marston
Ellen Muller
Margaret Heale
Ellen Muller
Sgt. Denham
Björn Gedda
Sgt. Denham
Doctor
Jan Nygren
Doctor
Boss' Boy
Vincent Mijoni
Boss' Boy
Moses' Wife
Ivy Miyanda
Moses' Wife
Mary's Boss
Reg Cornish
Mary's Boss
Samson
Gailos Shiyamba
Samson
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