Hatari! (1962)

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

Harry Kurnitz (story)
Leigh Brackett (writer)

Release Date:

19 June 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Wayne means adventure!

Plot:

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 ?

Plot Keywords:

Zoo | Animal | Photographer | Hospital | Africa

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Chevron	...	Joseph (uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Man in store (uncredited)
Cathy Lewis	...	Voice of Radio Operator (uncredited)
Eric Rungren	...	(uncredited)
Henry Scott	...	Sikh clerk (uncredited)
Emmett Smith	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Jack Williams	...	Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Howard Hawks

Writing credits
Harry Kurnitz		(story)
Leigh Brackett		(writer)

Produced by
Howard Hawks	....	producer
Paul Helmick	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Russell Harlan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stuart Gilmore

Art Direction by
Carl Anderson
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter
Sam Comer

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Production Management
Jim Henderling	....	unit manager
Don Robb	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Connors Jr.	....	assistant director (as Tom Connors)
Paul Helmick	....	second unit director
Russell Saunders	....	assistant director (as Russ Saunders)

Art Department
Earl Olin	....	property master

Sound Department
John R. Carter	....	sound recordist (as John Carter)
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Bill Wistrom	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John P. Fulton	....	special photographic effects
Richard Parker	....	special mechanical effects

Stunts
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson	....	stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited)
Ted White	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph C. Brun	....	associate photographer (as Joseph Brun)
Ron Drinkwater	....	focus puller (uncredited)
Frank Stanley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Brian West	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Beetson Jr.	....	wardrobe: men

Music Department
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Larry Bunker	....	musician: vibes (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano	....	musician: flute (uncredited)
Mahlon Clark	....	musician: clarinet soloist (uncredited)
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Milt Holland	....	musician: percussion (uncredited)
Ronnie Lang	....	musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Shelly Manne	....	musician: percussion (uncredited)
Richard Nash	....	musician: trombone soloist (uncredited)
Ted Nash	....	musician: alto saxophone (uncredited)
Al Schmitt	....	music recording engineer (uncredited)
Jack Sheldon	....	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Sperling	....	musician: percussion (uncredited)

Other crew
Willy de Beer	....	technical advisor
Howard Hawks	....	presenter
Sieuwke Bisleti	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Jan Oelofse	....	animal supervisor and handler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Malabar

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Les Films Paramount (1962) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1962) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Paramount-Films (1962) (Finland) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Esselte Video (????) (Finland) (video)
• Finnkino (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1976) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (laserdisc)
• TV3 (1988) (1992) (Finland) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1980) (1985) (1996) (Finland) (TV)

Runtime:

157 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swahili

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Company:

Malabar

Trivia:

In an interview for a shooting and hunting magazine, Wayne related that in the original cut he killed an elephant, shooting it with the .458 Winchester Magnum rifle he is seen carrying in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening sequence, chasing the Rhino, the catching truck is turning left and you can see half of the windshield is missing and the character of Dallas is in the cab. In the preceding few seconds and the following scene Pockets is alone in the cab. An almost identical take is later used in the buffalo chase.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Baby Elephant Walk

so much fun

HATARI! is a film I could watch over and over for all eternity. I've loved it since I was a kid. John Wayne and a great ensemble cast are fun to watch as they have adventures in Africa capturing wild game for zoos around the world. Most of the laughs come from Red Buttons's comic relief Pockets, who does everything from make sly comments to building a giant rocket in order to capture monkeys. The capture sequences with the larger animals (especially the first and second rhino chases) are thrilling, with the actors themselves right in there with the animals. The almost three-hour running time flies by before you even know it. Throw in one of Henry Mancini's greatest scores and two pretty girls, and you've got a fun-filled adventure the whole family can enjoy for years and years.