The Spiral Road (1962)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

John Lee Mahin, Neil Paterson,

Stars:

Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rock Hudson	...	Dr. Anton Drager
Burl Ives	...	Dr. Brits Jansen
Gena Rowlands	...	Els
Geoffrey Keen	...	Willem Wattereus
Neva Patterson	...	Louise Kramer
Will Kuluva	...	Dr. Sordjano
Philip Abbott	...	Frolick
Larry Gates	...	Dr. Kramer
Karl Swenson	...	Insp. Bevers
Edgar Stehli	...	The Sultan
Judy Dan	...	Laja
Robert F. Simon	...	Dr. Martens
Ibrahim Bin Hassan	...	Stegomyia
Reggie Nalder	...	Burubi
Leon Lontoc	...	Dr. Hatta

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

treatment | jungle | doctor | based on novel | based on book

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Am schwarzen Fluß

Filming Locations:

Paramaribo, Suriname

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Spiral Road contains the origin for the opening of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Rock Hudson wanders aimlessly through the jungle confused to his identity, while his beard grows long and his clothes wind up in tatters. Finally he comes to a clearing where there is a pool. He sees his reflection and exclaims, "It's..." But instead of an offstage voice saying Monty Python's Flying Circus, he just says, "It's... me!".

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Connections

Featured in Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)

User Reviews

Spiral Road available on DVD ?

I have searched for a copy of "The Spiral Road" for a few years now. It is an excellent movie and never plays on television. I was doing some research today and finally came across this comment detailing the fact that it is not available on DVD.

Though I have not seen this movie in years, I remember that it is one of the best I have seen. Hopefully someone can update me when and if this becomes available on DVD or VHS for that matter.

The mixture of Rock Hudson and Burl Ives was a good choice. One would not think it would work, but there was chemistry between the actors.

Would love to see the movie again. Hopefully someone can let me know if this becomes available on DVD.