---
title: 'A Dry White Season (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Euzhan Palcy'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dry-white-season-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Dry White Season (1989)

1989 · 97 min · Drama · South Africa, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Euzhan Palcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/euzhan-palcy)
- **Screenplay:** [Euzhan Palcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/euzhan-palcy), [Colin Welland](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-welland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Producer:** [Mary Selway](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-selway)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre-William Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-william-glenn)
- **Editor:** [Glenn Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-cunningham)

## Cast

- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Ronald Pickup](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-pickup)
- [Susan Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-sarandon)
- [Marlon Brando](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlon-brando)
- [Janet Suzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-suzman)
- [Michael Gambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gambon)
- [Derek Hanekom](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-hanekom)
- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland)
- [Zakes Mokae](https://cinepixo.com/people/zakes-mokae)
- [Paul Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brooke)
- [Winston Ntshona](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-ntshona)
- [Hugh Masekela](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-masekela)
- [Susannah Harker](https://cinepixo.com/people/susannah-harker)

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