This article is about the film adaption. For the novel, see A Dry White Season (novel).
A Dry White Season
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Euzhan Palcy
Screenplay by
Colin Welland Euzhan Palcy
Based on
A Dry White Season by Andre Brink
Produced by
Paula Weinstein
Starring
Donald Sutherland
Janet Suzman
Jürgen Prochnow
Zakes Mokae
Susan Sarandon
Marlon Brando
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn Kelvin Pike
Edited by
Glenn Cunningham Sam O'Steen
Music by
Dave Grusin
Production companies
Davros Films Sundance Productions
Distributed by
MGM/UA
Release date
September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
United States France
Language
English
Budget
$9 million
Box office
$3,766,879[1]
A Dry White Season is a 1989 American drama film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. It was written by Colin Welland and Palcy, based upon André Brink's novel A Dry White Season. Robert Bolt also contributed uncredited revisions of the screenplay. It is set in South Africa in 1976 and deals with the subject of apartheid. Brando was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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