As usual with his last films, Hank Hathaway drove them in autopilot mode, not concerned at all, with no more inspiration at all, no more creative instinct such as this one that amazed audiences in masterpieces such as THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER or KISS OF DEATH, NIAGARA, FROM HELL TO TEXAS. However his next movie: FIVE CARDS STUD was more than worth watching. Mainly because of the animals sequences, for instance the hippos in the water, with a Henri Mancini like score, I thought of HATARI, not a drama but a light hearted film destined to all kinds of audiences. It is nevertheless a pretty good time waster shot on locations.
Review of The Last Safari
