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Flame Trees Of Thika
TitleFlame Trees Of Thika
Year1981
Time420 mins
GenreDrama
DirectorRoy Ward Baker
Edition
FormatDVD
ActorHayley Mills as Tilly Grant; David Robb as Robin Grant; Nicholas Jones as Hereward Palmer; Sharon Maughan as Lettice Palmer; Ben Cross as Ian Crawfurd; Holly Aird as Elspeth Grant; Antonay Baird as Doctor; Caroline Barnard as Susan Robinson
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LanguageEnglish
PlotElspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings
ProducerJohn Hawkesworth; Christopher Neame
WriterJohn Hawkesworth; Elspeth Huxley
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Flame Trees Of Thika