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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.
A broader canvas for the interaction of comedy and drama than its immediate predecessor (Rio Bravo), this is both discursive and leisurely.
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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Exciting remake of Red Dust with exceptional African photography
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.
Top CriticAll in all, one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'.
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.
It sets a pace, keeps it up for the whole time, and gives us a sense of danger and excitement, plus a taste of life that special effects can't give us.
Too long, but highly entertaining personality film
Cute elephants.
Corny but vastly entertaining with terrific wildlife photography and a great score by Henry Mancini
Colorful John Wayne Africa-based yarn w/slapstick, adventure, animals, and great Mancini score.
The strapping physique of the film unhappily emphasizes the anemic condition of the story streaming within.
A 159-minute romantic comedy, set in Africa and starring John Wayne? Quite an idea they had there…
Overlong [!]
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John Wayne stars in an African travelogue.
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