Untamed (1955)

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised ... See full summary »

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Talbot Jennings (adaptation), William A. Bacher (adaptation),

Stars:

Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power	...	Paul Van Riebeck
Susan Hayward	...	Katie O'Neill Kildare
Richard Egan	...	Kurt Hout
John Justin	...	Shawn Kildare
Agnes Moorehead	...	Aggie
Rita Moreno	...	Julia
Hope Emerson	...	Maria DeGroot
Brad Dexter	...	Lt. Christian
Henry O'Neill	...	Squire O'Neill
Paul Thompson	...	Tschaka

Storyline

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience. To complicate matters, Katie meets up with the love of her life, Paul van Riebeck. Will there be betrayal on the veldt?

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Plot Keywords:

south africa | famine | potato | irish potato famine | love interest | 

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Taglines:

It's AFRICOLOSSAL! in CINEMASCOPE (original print ad - mostly caps)

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Unbezähmbaren

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints) Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993)

User Reviews

Familiar ingredients with a new and unusual locale...

Farmers throughout Europe, unsuccessful with their returns, journey to South Africa to take advantage of the free and fertile land, but must pass through hostile Zulu territory first. The wagon train sequence will be familiar to any western fan: it's the Settlers versus the Indians all over again, with the Zulu tribe on the attack and out for blood (we don't even know why they are so hungry for war). Susan Hayward plays a farmer's wife from Ireland who ends up widowed and caught between two men who desire her, Tyrone Power's leader of the Boer Fighter Commandos and Richard Egan's hot-blooded homesteader. Four screenwriters adapted Helga Moray's novel, but none were able to lift this one out its vat of musty clichés. The picture does look good in widescreen and vivid color, yet the characters are neither likable, sympathetic, nor interesting. ** from ****