SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Rlipt8 Always enjoyed Victor Mature movies and he was great as usual.I will never understand why with all the expense of making a movie they very rarely get even close to the firearm reality of what is necessary.None of the big bore rifles even sounded close to being real. As in later movies like Anaconda they show bolt action rifles being fired repeatedly without the shooter cycling the weapon, reloading with the bolt action being used etc. There is poor sound and absolutely no recoil even being feigned. It is as if they are shooting Daisy air rifles.When Victor Mature asks for his 900 grain bullets for his big bore express rifle, that was good as they used Holland AND Holland .500 and .600 nitro Express rifles back then, with side by side rifled barrels.Yet when he shot it, there again was no recoil. All that expensive footage shot yet they show a river scene with a sound stage movie screen behind them, why use that at all? The dead lion dummy, drugged starving circus lion whatever they used looked to be hundreds of pounds lighter than a 500lb plus Atari.Still very enjoyable movie.

romanorum1 The colorful opening graphics and credits punctuated with African music and drums set up an effective introduction. We know that there will be more to the movie than just a safari. At the time of the film, Kenya was one of Britain's many African colonies. Victor Mature is he-man Ken Duffield (though he looks more like a Vic Russo) hired by wealthy Sir Vincent Brampton (Roland Culver) to lead him on a jungle hunt for a large maverick lion known as Atari ("Danger"). Sir Vincent's fiancée, the voluptuous Janet Leigh (Linda Latham), early on tells Ken that he is a "BWH" (big white hunter). More than hunting, though, Ken is more interested in finding bloodthirsty Jeroge (Earl Cameron), a Mau Mau "general" who – early in the movie – betrayed Ken's household during a frightening attack and murdered his young son in cold blood. In the movie's course, we see a native dance and a Masai ritual lion hunt. Then Linda takes an ill-advised rubber-raft trip in a crocodile-infested river that ends in dangerous rapids. We will also observe the killing of several animals, including those of a hot-tempered bull-elephant, a rhino, and some lions. These animal killings of the 1950s will not please those who are against big game hunting in principle. Conscience of their environment, they demand preservation of our animals.Among the cast are Juma who acts as Odongo, and Orlando Martins, who, as Jerusalem, likes to play the trumpet when the expedition is at camp. Both Odongo and Jerusalem hate the Mau Mau and are loyal to Ken. Odongo, Ken's boy-assistant (13 years-old) certainly has a captivating laugh. When 200 Mau Mau later attack the hunting expedition, Ken's automatic weapon helps keep the evil horde at bay. More help will be needed though, and it will come in the form of competent native (colonial) police coming to the rescue. They are as welcome as the US cavalry. In the meantime romance has developed between hunter Ken and beauteous Linda. At movie's end it is assumed that they will marry and that they will adopt Odongo, whose conclusive laugh is fitting indeed. The film is wonderfully filmed in Technicolor, while those beautiful animals are always so magnificent to see. They remain Africa's treasure indeed!

blitzebill a typical 1950s movie about the great white man conquering Africa and ignorant of the consequences.from bullets murdering elephants to ones viciously killing a child, you better be prepared for a film that lacks any sense of propriety and realism and fairness.sure there's revenge to take care of for that murdered child, but of course there's no understanding for the "natives" either.I see people all the time on this site complaining about "dated" films. Most of these complaints are silly and unfounded.But this safari stinks, and still does.

Linda_S I LOVE this film and it is SHAMEFUL that there is not a DVD out. Great director, great actors deserve it. One of the greatest stage and film actors ever to come out of England, John Justin, the talented and beauteous Janet Leigh, the most masculine actor I've ever seen, Victor Mature, and a superb supporting cast make this film endearing, and above all else white-knuckled action. There is romance, and sexual tension, danger, pathos, heroism, and all of the frailties of the human condition are on display here.It is very, very sad that more film goers are not exposed to this little gem. Filmed on location in Africa and every scene is powerful. If you are tired of films that are really nothing more than special effects and NOISE then watch this film, you will NOT be disappointed.GIVE US A DVD version with a pristine print. PLEASE oh gods of the arts.