Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988) TV Movie

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer - is depicted.

Raised by her father in colonial East Africa, Beryl hunted with the Maasai, bred thoroughbred horses, romanced Denys Finch-Hatton and defied constraining social rules. Based upon her own memoir 'West With the Night'.

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988) TV Movie
Cast: Brian Cox, Claire Bloom, Frederic Forrest, Jack Thompson, James Fox, John Rubinstein, Joseph Mydell, Nicola Pagett, Peter Bowles, Rupert Frazer, Stefanie Powers

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