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A Dry White Season

1989 film by Euzhan Palcy
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A Dry White Season

Summary

A Dry White Season is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • A Dry White Season's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Dry White Season was directed by Euzhan Palcy[4].
  • Colin Welland wrote the screenplay for A Dry White Season[5].
  • Euzhan Palcy wrote the screenplay for A Dry White Season[6].
  • A Dry White Season's composer is recorded as Dave Grusin[7].
  • A Dry White Season's genre is trial film[8].
  • A Dry White Season's genre is drama film[9].
  • A Dry White Season's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • A Dry White Season's based on is recorded as A Dry White Season[11].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Donald Sutherland[12].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Janet Suzman[13].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Susannah Harker[14].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Jürgen Prochnow[15].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Susan Sarandon[16].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Marlon Brando[17].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Michael Gambon[18].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Paul Brooke[19].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Zakes Mokae[20].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Derek Hanekom[21].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Winston Ntshona[22].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Ronald Pickup[23].
  • A cast member of A Dry White Season was Hugh Masekela[24].
  • A Dry White Season was produced by Mary Selway[25].
  • A Dry White Season's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26].
  • A Dry White Season's director of photography is recorded as Pierre-William Glenn[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Dry White Season was produced by Mary Selway[25]. It was directed by Euzhan Palcy[4]. Screenwriters include Colin Welland[5] and Euzhan Palcy[6]. Cast members include Donald Sutherland[12], Janet Suzman[13], Susannah Harker[14], Jürgen Prochnow[15], Susan Sarandon[16], and Marlon Brando[17].

Publication

Publication dates include November 16, 1989[28] and 1989[29]. The original language of A Dry White Season was English[30]. Genres include trial film[8], drama film[9], and film based on a novel[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[32], 7.1/10[33], and 68/100[34].

Why It Matters

A Dry White Season has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Donald Sutherland film Hugh Masekela Janet Suzman Jürgen Prochnow Marlon Brando Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Michael Gambon Netflix South Africa Susan Sarandon United States Zimbabwe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . mediapart.fr. Retrieved . mediapart.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 10d ago · Reubot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Pinewood Studios, Zimbabwe
    Instance of → film
    Has characteristic → Q52207399
    Cast member → Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Susannah Harker +10
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