"At the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for."

1988

2h 9m

7.0(613 votes)

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The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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13 members

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Sigourney Weaver

Dian Fossey

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Bryan Brown

Bob Campbell

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Julie Harris

Roz Carr

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John Omirah Miluwi

Sembagare

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Iain Cuthbertson

Dr. Louis Leakey

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Constantin Alexandrov

Claude Van Veeten

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Waigwa Wachira

Mukara

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Iain Glen

Brendan

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David Lansbury

Larry

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Maggie O'Neill

Kim

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Konga Mbandu

Rushemba

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Michael J. Reynolds

Howard Dowd

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Gordon Masten

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