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Gorillas In The Mist The Adventure Of Dian Fossey

Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study the rare gorillas.

Corporate Author: Warner Bros., Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- (Actor), Brown, Bryan, 1955- (Actor), Harris, Julie, 1925-2013. (Actor), Apted, Michael. (Director), Phelan, Anna Hamilton. (Screenwriter), Murphy, Tab. (Screenwriter), Fossey, Dian., Hayes, Harold.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal, 1999, c1988.
Subjects:
Fossey, Dian > Drama.
Zoologists > Drama.
Gorilla > Drama.
Summary: Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study the rare gorillas.
Item Description: Based on the work by Dian Fossey, and the article by Harold T.P. Hayes.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
Widescreen.
Bonus material: featurette ; production notes ; cast and filmmakers information ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; Dolby digital, surround.
Audience: Rated PG-13.
Production Credits: Director of photography, John Seale ; editef by Stuart Baird ; original music by Maurice Jarre.
ISBN: 0783233523
9780783233529
Author Notes: Sigourney Alexandra Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series and as Dana Barrett in the Ghostbusters movies. Weaver is also a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens, Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. She is one of the very few actresses who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in a science fiction movie (Aliens).

She was born with the name Susan Alexandra Weaver in New York City, but she began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963, at age fourteen, because of a minor character (Sigourney Howard) in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.

She graduated from Stanford University in 1972 with a BA in English. She also earned an MFA in 1974 from Yale School of Drama. She is fluent in French and in German.

She also starred in two films in 1988, receiving Academy Award nominations for her roles as Katherine Parker in Working Girl and as naturalist Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist. She lost out to Geena Davis and Jodie Foster respectively, although she received Golden Globes for both roles.

She has been married to filmmaker Jim Simpson since October 1, 1984. They have one daughter Charlotte Simpson, who was born April 13, 1990. (Bowker Author Biography)

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