The flame trees of Thika [DVD] / Euston Films in association with Consolidate Productions ; produced by John Hawkesworth, Christopher Neame ; screenplay by John Hawkesworth ; directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Edition:
Full screen.
Publisher:
Hen's Tooth Video,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
2 videodiscs (365 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird, Ben Cross, Nicholas Jones, Sharon Maughan. Based on the book by Elspeth Huxley. Originally televised in 1981.
Summary:
Elspeth 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
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