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Release Date:
3 September 1959 (West Germany)
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Tagline:
...W.H. Hudson's unforgettable story of love and adventure in the South American jungles! more
Plot:
A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Audrey Hepburn | ... | Rima | |
| Anthony Perkins | ... | Abel | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Nuflo | |
| Sessue Hayakawa | ... | Runi | |
| Henry Silva | ... | Kua-Ko | |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Don Panta | |
| Michael Pate | ... | Priest | |
| Estelle Hemsley | ... | Cla-Cla |
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Israel:100 min | USA:104 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #19135) |
Finland:K-16
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In the 1970s, the character of Rima was revived for a comic book. In 1980 she was included in the Superfriends episode "Return of Atlantis".
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Soundtrack:
Song of Green Mansions
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Was "Green Mansions" actually filmed in South America? The scenery is spectacular!Who is "Didi"?
Is it possible to read Hudson's "Green Mansions" online?
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Anthony Perkins does seem a little out of place in this beautifully shot, unique film from 1959. That is, until he makes it to the inner jungle and meets the bird girl Audrey Hepburn. In the romantic scenes with her, the two of them work quite well. The scene where he plays guitar and sings his love song to Rima (Hepburn) and seeing her face as he woos her, is the definite highlight for me. When he's trying to play the tough, strong guy it's a bit laughable. The cinematography is stunning and the Venezuelan jungle comes off as an idyllic fantasy place that's a sensual delight to watch. (The fakiness doesn't distract from the beauty but only helps to give it an otherworldly look. I really don't think it was intended to appear real) Overall this is not a very good film, but there's a romantic, sexual and fantasy appeal to the jungle scenes with Hepburn and Perkins that fuels the imagination for a film that could have been. Watching Hepburn prance around the jungle and glide along tree branches in that lithe way of hers is enough reason to watch this very different and amusing tale from the late 50's.