Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

A dedicated scientist, Dian Fossey, witnessed the threats faced by mountain gorillas in Africa and embarked on a passionate crusade to protect them, risking her life to expose illegal poaching and mobilize support for conservation efforts before being brutally murdered in 1985. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey is a 1988 American English-language Biography Drama movie featuring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown and Gerald Pratley. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey was Produced by Jules Bricken. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey is written by Harold T.p. Hayes, Dian Fossey, Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy, Franklin Coen, Frank Davis and Walter Bernstein and it is directed by Michael Apted and John Frankenheimer. United Artists acquired the distribution rights for the film. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey was released on 7th October 1988 and takes a screen time of 133 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey was made on a budget of $22 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $61 million. Cinematography was done by Jean Tournier and Walter Wottitz and editing by David Bretherton. The music was composed by Maurice Jarre.