---
title: 'White Mischief (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Radford'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-mischief-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094317/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# White Mischief (1987)

1987 · 105 min · History, Crime · Australia, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

White Mischief is a 1987 British period crime drama film directed and co-written by Michael Radford. It dramatises the events of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941, wherein Sir Henry “Jock” Delves Broughton was tried for the murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll. The film stars Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, Sarah Miles, Geraldine Chaplin, Ray McAnally, Murray Head, John Hurt, and Trevor Howard.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford), [Jonathan Gems](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-gems)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Simon Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-perry)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Tom Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-priestley)

## Cast

- [Gregor Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregor-fisher)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Ray McAnally](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-mcanally)
- [Sean Mathias](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mathias)
- [Sarah Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-miles)
- [John Rees](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rees)
- [Geraldine Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-chaplin)
- [Gary Beadle](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-beadle)
- [Charles Dance](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dance)
- [Greta Scacchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-scacchi)
- [Susannah Harker](https://cinepixo.com/people/susannah-harker)
- [Susan Fleetwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-fleetwood)
- [Murray Head](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-head)
- [Stephan Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephan-chase)
- [Jacqueline Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-pearce)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-mischief-1987
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