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Hatari! (1962)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 15

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a tough trapper who travels the world to capture animals and sell them to zoos. As he and his ragtag crew roam the plains of Africa searching for giraffes and... John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a tough trapper who travels the world to capture animals and sell them to zoos. As he and his ragtag crew roam the plains of Africa searching for giraffes and zebras, they encounter Anna Maria "Dallas" D'Allesandro (Elsa Martinelli), a beautiful photographer who asks to travel with them. While the crew presses on, the excitement of the chase inevitably causes feelings of attraction to grow between gruff Mercer and pretty Dallas. Stunning wildlife photography colors this classic from legendary director Howard Hawks. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Hardy Kruger

Starring: John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Hardy Kruger

Director: Howard Hawks

Director: Howard Hawks
Producer: Howard Hawks
Screenwriter: Leigh Brackett
Composer: Henry Mancini
Story: Harry Kurnitz

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Apr 24, 2001

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The story is nothing more than a poor excuse for what Hawks really seems to be interested in presenting--big-game chases over the Kenyan veldt. These sequences are so well done that they save this otherwise-tepid film.

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05/13/08
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The strapping physique of the film unhappily emphasizes the anemic condition of the story streaming within.

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05/13/08
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A broader canvas for the interaction of comedy and drama than its immediate predecessor (Rio Bravo), this is both discursive and leisurely.

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05/13/08
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This late masterpiece (1962) by Howard Hawks transcends every literary value in the book to become a brilliantly entertaining and insightful work of pure cinema.

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05/13/08
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Colorful John Wayne Africa-based yarn w/slapstick, adventure, animals, and great Mancini score.

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03/22/08
Steve Crum
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Hawks continues to explore his favorite themes--professional conduct and male camaraderie--in this African travelogue abouyt an international team of animals catchers, headed by John Wayne. Though plotless, the film is visually compelling.

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02/06/07
Emanuel Levy
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All in all, one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

Overlong [!]

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08/09/05
Dennis Schwartz
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Exciting remake of Red Dust with exceptional African photography

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07/07/05
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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Perhaps the accent on the trapping of free-roaming critters for use in zoos is a mite too heavy, but this aspect of African business rates the attention it receives here.

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05/09/05
A.H. Weiler
New York Times
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The Duke dukes it out with African animals.

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01/01/05
Staci Layne Wilson
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Cute elephants.

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11/23/04
Nell Minow
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01/23/04
Carol Cling
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09/02/03
Rebecca Murray
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09/16/02
John J. Puccio
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Too long, but highly entertaining personality film

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09/12/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Corny but vastly entertaining with terrific wildlife photography and a great score by Henry Mancini

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08/12/02
Robin Clifford
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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

John Wayne stars in an African travelogue.

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08/01/01
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