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In a world of wife swapping, drugs and chocolate covered lobsters, murder seemed so uncivilised.
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.Read moreLess
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
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A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Greta ScacchiDiana, Lady Broughton
Charles DanceJosslyn Hay
Joss Ackland'Jock' Delves Broughton
Sarah MilesAlice de Janzé
John HurtGilbert Colville
Trevor HowardJack Soames
Geraldine ChaplinNina Soames
Murray HeadLizzie
Ray McAnallyMorris
Susan FleetwoodGladys, Lady Delamer
Catherine NeilsonLady June Carberry
Alan DobieSir Walter HarriganExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Jonathan Gems
- Director
- Michael Radford
- Screenplay
- Michael Radford
- Director of Photography
- Roger Deakins
- Original Music Composer
- George Fenton
- Producer
- Simon Perry
- Editor
- Tom Priestley