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Hatari!

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Original title

Hatari!

Year

1962

Running time

159 min.

Country

United States

Director

Howard Hawks

Screenwriter

Leigh Brackett. Story: Harry Kurnitz

Cast

Music

Henry Mancini

Cinematography

Russell Harlan

Producer

Malabar. Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Genre

Adventure | Africa. Hunting

Synopsis

John Wayne and his ensemble cast cavort over the African landscape filling orders from zoos for wild animals. Bruce Cabot plays "the Indian", a womanizing sharpshooter who is gored by a rhino in the opening scenes of the film. This becomes a running theme through the movie; their bad luck in catching rhinos, and provides the climactic ending chase. While Bruce is in the hospital, Elsa Martinelli shows up as a woman photographer from a Swiss zoo, and John wants to send her packing. She strongarms the Duke into letting her stay by promising that her zoo will buy most of their animals this season if she's allowed to go along on the hunts and take photos. Hardy Kruger, Gerard Blain, Michelle Girardon and Valentin de Vargas round out the group. They traipse over the African landscape capturing animals; Elsa also has a running gag where she collects baby elephants as the movie goes along. In the end she's acquired three of them.

Rankings Position

#130 Best Adventure Movies

Awards: 1962: Nominated for Oscar: Best Cinematography (Color)

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Critics' reviews

"The strapping physique of the film unhappily emphasizes the anemic condition of the story streaming within."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Light, sunny, and effortlessly switching between action and comedy, it also fascinates through its superb footage of the actual capture of the wildlife"

Derek Adams: Time Out
"A brilliantly entertaining and insightful work of pure cinema."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader

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Ranking Lists Position

88 My Favorite Adventure Movies (53)

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Hatari!

1962

Howard Hawks

7.2

(5,564)