Heat of the Sun Movie Review 1999

Former Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn (Eve) has been sent to work in Nairobi, Kenya in the hedonistic expatriate community of the 1930s, known as "Happy Valley." But despite his disdain for the community's racial and social lines, Tyburn is soon involved in murder and mayhem. In "Private Lives," Tyburn investigates the death of Lady Ellesmere and discovers drug-running, adultery, and murder. "Hide in Plain Sight" finds Tyburn investigating the death of a native girl and the disappear of other girls from the local Christian mission. "The Sport of Kings" finds Tyburn involved in the murder of a young boy against the backdrop of Nairobi's premier social event, Race Week.

Distribution

VideoPreview Collection, National Fulfillment Center, PO Box 4055, Santa Monica, CA 90405, Toll-free: 800-771-9232, Fax: (310)399-4844

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 360 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Detectives, Africa, Period Piece: 1930s

Screenplay

Russell Lewis, Tim Prager

Cast

Trevor Eve, Michael Byrne, Susannah Harker, Tim Woodward, Daniel Betts, James Callis, Freddie Annobil-Dodoo, Kate McKenzie, Hugh Bonneville, Cathryn Harrison, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Diana Quick, Deborah Findlay, Joss Ackland, Richard McCabe, Sonya Walger

Director

Adrian Shergold, Diarmuid Lawrence, Paul Seed

Producer

Rebecca Eaton, Ted Childs, Carlton Television, WGBH Boston