The Grass Is Singing

Michael Raeburn
1981-08-30

A marriage, a murder, a country without mercy
4.2
105 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Karen Black Mary Turner Unowned
John Thaw Dick Turner Unowned
John Kani Moses Unowned
Patrick Mynhardt Charlie Muller Unowned
John Moulder-Brown Tony Marston Unowned
Margaret Heale Ellen Muller Unowned
Björn Gedda Sgt. Denham Unowned
Jan Nygren Doctor Unowned
Vincent Mijoni Boss' Boy Unowned
Ivy Miyanda Moses' Wife Unowned
Reg Cornish Mary's Boss Unowned
Gailos Shiyamba Samson Unowned
Kennedy Mungomba Fison Unowned
Martyn Hitchins Harry Unowned
Wesley Kaonga Dhlamini Unowned
Jesse Martin Matron Unowned