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Director:

Mel Ferrer

Writers:

William Henry Hudson (novel)
Dorothy Kingsley (writer)

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Release Date:

3 September 1959 (West Germany) more

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

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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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Additional Details

Runtime:

Israel:100 min | USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #19135) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Colombia more


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Trivia:

Pier Angeli was at one point considered for the role of Rima. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Forecast (1945) more

Soundtrack:

Song of Green Mansions more


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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Bizarre Yet Interesting, 14 July 2005
7/10
Author: jackmagicjck2 from United States

I have heard people harp on and on about how bad this movie is and how Anthony Perkins and Audrey Hepburn were sooooo miscast! While the film is certainly no 'Psycho' or 'Roman Holiday', it is a lot better than people give it credit for. Everyone seems to come down pretty hard on Perkins especially, because he seems out of place or isn't 'rugged enough' for the role. Those people probably are the people who want to see him as Norman Bates and nothing else. I think his performance was just fine. He has this sensitivity and this almost childlike innocence, and sense of adventure that i think is ideal. He is no John Wayne, he is like an adventurous young child. But that innocence is perfect for the scenes he has with Hepburn. and while he is not the traditional leading man, it makes him all the more interesting. I think if the male lead was too good looking it would just be phony looking. Audrey Hepburn's trademark gentleness is ideal for this part. My only complaint about her is the fact that her hair and her make-up are flawless no matter what, but it really isn't her fault. Originally cast was Pier Angeli, who although a good actress lacked the same kind of gentleness that Hepburn had. If anyone looks silly here it's Lee J. Cobb. He looks more like a cross between Santa Claus, and a hillbilly, more than a South American. As for the film itself, it started off really well, but got kind of bizarre as it went on. After the scene were the three leads, leave Rima's (Hepburn) home i started to lose my interest. And when it came time for big emotional outbursts the actors fail to deliver. One of Hepburn's emotional outbursts comes out of nowhere, and is so phony i can't even explain. She wasn't so great at being angry i guess. However the intimate scenes between Perkins and Hepburn are moving. and i think this was the first time Hepburn took on a 'sexy' role like this. This is not her worst movie, i think it's actually better than 'Charade,' which i thought was overrated. The film has it's flaws but those flaws do not just lie in the performances as most people say.

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