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The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Theatrical
Sep 23, 1988
Budget
$22.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 13, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company
Quotes
See all →The Complexity of Human-Gorilla Relationships
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] - Howard Dowd
[[w:Michael J. Reynolds (actor)|Michael J. Reynolds]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Strength of Nature and Humanity
Taglines
Konga Mbandu - Rushemba
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Sigourney Weaver
Dian Fossey
B
Bryan Brown
Bob Campbell
J
Julie Harris
Roz Carr
I
Iain Cuthbertson
Dr. Louis Leakey
K
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Claude Van Veeten
I
Iain Glen
Brendan
D
David Lansbury
Larry
M
Maggie O'Neill
Kim
K
Konga Mbandu
Rushemba
M
Michael J. Reynolds
Howard Dowd
G
Gordon Masten
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