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19 June 1962 (USA)
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Wayne means adventure! more
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A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways ? full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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One of a Kind
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | John Wayne | ... | Sean Mercer |
 | Hardy Krüger | ... | Kurt Muller (as Hardy Kruger) |
| Elsa Martinelli | ... | Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro |
 | Red Buttons | ... | Pockets |
| Gérard Blain | ... | Charles 'Chips' Maurey (as Gerard Blain) |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Little Wolf aka The Indian |
| Michèle Girardon | ... | Brandy de la Court (as Michele Girardon) |
| Valentin de Vargas | ... | Luis Francisco Garcia Lopez |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Dr. Sanderson |
| Queenie Leonard | ... | Nurse (scenes deleted) |
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Runtime:
157 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #19999) |
Australia:G |
Portugal:M/12 |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Finland:S (cut) (1972) |
Finland:K-12 (uncut) (1962) |
Sweden:11 |
UK:U
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Composer Henry Mancini wrote a brief piece of incidental music to go with a scene where a baby elephant is taken for a walk. The simple little song became an international hit as "Baby Elephant Walk", and has been recorded by a large number of artists and in many different styles.
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Continuity: Side shots of Dallas standing in a red shirt under a porch with two other people show them all in shadow, while the frontal shots are all in direct sunlight.
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Sean Mercer: [over two-way radio] Kurt, can you hear me?
Kurt Muller: Go ahead, Sean.
Sean Mercer: At about eleven o'clock... right in the middle of that herd of wildebeest - see him?
Kurt Muller: Oh, that's a good one.
Sean Mercer: Let's go; start out easy.
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Sean Mercer: [over two-way radio] Kurt, can you hear me?
Kurt Muller: Go ahead, Sean.
Sean Mercer: At about eleven o'clock... right in the middle of that herd of wildebeest - see him?
Kurt Muller: Oh, that's a good one.
Sean Mercer: Let's go; start out easy.
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Referenced in The Big Lebowski (1998)
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Just For Tonight
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I am somewhat surprised at a few of the negative comments in this forum regarding the movie. Although I see 95% positive, the ones that dislike the movie because of the romance between Dallas and John are particularly distasteful.
They point out an age discrepancy, and call John "Grandpa Wayne", good grief! John Wayne was 59 yrs old at the making of this movie, and the actress that played Dallas was 27. In real life those kind of romances happen all the time, why would anyone be surprised when they happen in fiction?
The animal scenes are exquisite. I doubt there will ever be a movie like this made again. This is how animals get into the zoos, they just don't walk in there and say "sign me up!"
I like everything about this movie; it is a diversification for Wayne, who was already maybe the most diverse actor in Hollywood history. (consider The Conquerer vs. The Quiet man). It has love, comedy, drama, and animals!
Plus all the actors in the movie were given great character depth. I am sure many people have heard of the baby elephant walk, but did not know it came from this movie.
Its such a fun movie, I have to give it a 10, because there is no way to make it any better. What a great achievement of direction, producing, and animal filming!