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Call Me Bwana (1963)

102 min  -  Comedy  -   14 June 1963 (USA)
5.3
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A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off course and lands in Africa where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Nate Monaster (screenplay), Johanna Harwood (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Call Me Bwana -- Laugh along with this breezy comedy as Bob Hope heads for the African jungle where he finds himself on an outrageous safari with elephants, hippos, and...spies?  Co-stars Anita Ekberg and Edie Adams.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Hope ...
Matt
Anita Ekberg ...
Edie Adams ...
Frederica
Lionel Jeffries ...
Ezra
Percy Herbert Percy Herbert ...
First Henchman
Paul Carpenter Paul Carpenter ...
Col. Spencer
Orlando Martins Orlando Martins ...
Chief
Al Mulock Al Mulock ...
Second Henchman
Bari Jonson Bari Jonson ...
Uta
Peter Dyneley Peter Dyneley ...
Williams
Mai Ling Mai Ling ...
Hyacinth
Mark Heath Mark Heath ...
Koba
Robert Nichols Robert Nichols ...
American Major
Neville Monroe Neville Monroe ...
Reporter
Mike Moyer Mike Moyer ...
Reporter (as Michael Moyer)
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Storyline

A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off course and lands in Africa where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders the great African Authority Matthew Merriwether (Bob Hope), an utter fraud and authority only on feminine pulchritude, to go find it. A foreign power sends Secret Agent Luba (Anita Ekberg) to go after Matthew and stop at nothing - absolutely nothing - to get it from him. Dr. Ezra Mungo (Lionel Jeffries) is peeved that Luba superseded him, and is sent along posing as her father but has plans of his own. All meet and form a safari but there is time out for a golf match between Merriwether and Arnold Palmer (Himself). After reaching their destination, with Merriwether madly in love with Luba, they find that the Ekeles believe the capsule is a holy talisman and won't give it up. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Secret Agent | Africa | Safari | Golf | African  | See more »

Taglines:

Hope was never lovelier... Elberg was never funnier!

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Appelez-moi chef See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danjaq, Eon Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (Turner library print)  | UK:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

This is, to date, the only film produced by Eon Productions that is not part of the James Bond franchise. See more »

Quotes

Matthew Merriwether: The only wild animal I want to see is the cigarette girl at the Stork Club.
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Connections

Referenced in Inside 'From Russia with Love' (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Call Me Bwana"
Music and Lyrics by Monty Norman
Performed by Bob Hope (uncredited) See more »