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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:14
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.5/10
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... [More]
Starring: John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Hardy Kruger
Director: Howard Hawks
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.
Top CriticThe strapping physique of the film unhappily emphasizes the anemic condition of the story streaming within.
Top CriticA broader canvas for the interaction of comedy and drama than its immediate predecessor (Rio Bravo), this is both discursive and leisurely.
Top CriticThis late masterpiece (1962) by Howard Hawks transcends every literary value in the book to become a brilliantly entertaining and insightful work of pure cinema.
Top CriticColorful John Wayne Africa-based yarn w/slapstick, adventure, animals, and great Mancini score.
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.
All in all, one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'.
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Exciting remake of Red Dust with exceptional African photography
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.
Top CriticThe Duke dukes it out with African animals.
Cute elephants.
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Too long, but highly entertaining personality film
Corny but vastly entertaining with terrific wildlife photography and a great score by Henry Mancini
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John Wayne stars in an African travelogue.
A 159-minute romantic comedy, set in Africa and starring John Wayne? Quite an idea they had there…
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