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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:13

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.7/10

Runtime: 63 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Count Zaroff, a megalomaniac big game hunter, bored with shooting animals, has turned his attentions to other prey: human beings. He has yet to lose one of his unfair competitions (his less-than... Count Zaroff, a megalomaniac big game hunter, bored with shooting animals, has turned his attentions to other prey: human beings. He has yet to lose one of his unfair competitions (his less-than enthusiastic participants are armed with only a knife, while the Count is allowed a high-powered rifle) and eagerly waits for the next unfortunate soul to get shipwrecked on the small island he calls home. However, the Count doesn't expect to meet a man like Robert Rainsford, who proves to be more than a worthy match for the mad hunter. [More]

Starring: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong

Starring: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Hale Hamilton, Steve Clemente

Director: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Shoedsack

Director: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Shoedsack
Screenwriter: James Creelman
Producer: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Composer: Max Steiner

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It feels minor next to Kong, but it's a great deal of fun.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Combustible Celluloid

One of the best suspense films ever made.

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Realizado simultaneamente a King Kong (com o qual divide vários membros do elenco e equipe), é um filme que estabelece um clima incômodo de apreensão ainda hoje.

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Effective as a chilling horror story.

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Christopher Null
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Superior thriller shot on the King Kong jungle sets. A few truly gruesome scenes.

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Dan Jardine
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Some modern lightweight films could learn a cinematic lesson from directors Irving Pichel and Ernest Schoedshack's sixty-three-minute running time

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A mindless action movie, but there’s nothing inherently wrong with that.

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