The Naked Prey (1966)

Director:

Cornel Wilde

Writers:

Clint Johnston
Don Peters

Release Date:

14 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Stripped, turned loose like a wild beast ... a manhunt of indescribable terror and screaming suspense!

Plot:

A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended...

Plot Keywords:

Tribe | Safari | Lion | Africa | Warrior

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Cornel Wilde	...	The Man
Gert van den Bergh	...	Man #2
Ken Gampu	...	Leader of the warriors
Patrick Mynhardt	...	Safari overseer
Bella Randles	...	Little girl
Morrison Gampu	...	Tribe leader
Sandy Nkomo	...	Warrior
Eric Mcanyana	...	Warrior
John Marcus	...	Warrior
Richard Mashiya	...	Warrior
Franklyn Mdhluli	...	Warrior
Fusi Zazayokwe	...	Warrior
Joe Dlamini	...	Warrior
Jose Sithole	...	Warrior
Horace Gilman	...	Warrior

Directed by
Cornel Wilde

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Clint Johnston
Don Peters

Produced by
Sven Persson	....	co-producer
Cornel Wilde	....	producer

Original Music by
Edwin Astley		(uncredited)
Andrew Tracey		(uncredited)
Cornel Wilde		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
H.A.R. Thomson

Film Editing by
Roger Cherrill

Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Basil Keys	....	production supervisor
John D. Merriman	....	production manager (as John Merriman)
Dawie Van Heerden	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director

Art Department
Edu Masuch	....	construction manager
Andrew T. Motjuoadi	....	painter: title backgrounds

Sound Department
Luke Broadley	....	assistant sound recordist
James Chapman	....	sound recordist
Len Shilton	....	dubbing mixer
Les Wiggins	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Sturgess	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Freda Thompson	....	wardrobe supervisor

Music Department
Archie Ludski	....	music editor
Andrew Tracey	....	musical advisor

Other crew
Muirne Van Wyk	....	continuity (as Muirne Mathieson)

Production Companies

• Sven Persson Films
• Theodora Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Paramount Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1965-1975) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | Iceland:16 | Norway:16 (1966) | France:-12 | UK:A (1965) (cut) | UK:PG (1986) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company:

Sven Persson Films

Trivia:

Cornel Wilde was ill through much of the filming but continued, noting that it seemed to add to his performance.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When the man is eating the snake,you can see the boom mic shadow on the ground to his right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Damned River (1989)

One of the best movies of the 60's

I saw this movie when I was 16 (1966) and it has remained with me since. Upon viewing it in later life, it is still as good as it was then. This film has very little speaking in it, but the action will keep the viewer sitting on the edge of his seat until the climatic end. In short, this is a GREAT movie. It is about man's struggle against man and man's struggle against nature. It is about the fragility of man, whose arrogance and brutality lead him to believe he is superior to other men and nature. Enough philosophizing. Watch this on as large a screen as possible. By the way, Cornel Wilde was reportedly an expert swordsman.