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Bwana Devil

  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 19m
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4.5/10
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Bwana Devil (1952)
  • Adventure
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone ... Read allBritish railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
394
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Arch Oboler
    • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
  • Writers
    • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
    • Arch Oboler
  • Stars
    • Robert Stack
    • Barbara Britton
    • Nigel Bruce
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  • Directors
    • Arch Oboler
    • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
  • Writers
    • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
    • Arch Oboler
  • Stars
    • Robert Stack
    • Barbara Britton
    • Nigel Bruce
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    • 16User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce, Arch Oboler, and Robert Stack in Bwana Devil (1952)
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    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Bob Haywardas Bob Hayward
    Barbara Britton
    Barbara Britton
    • Alice Haywardas Alice Hayward
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • Dr. Angus McLeanas Dr. Angus McLean
    Ramsay Hill
    • Major Parkhurstas Major Parkhurst
    Paul McVey
    Paul McVey
    • Commissioneras Commissioner
    Hope Miller
    • Portuguese girlas Portuguese girl
    John Dodsworth
    • Sir William Draytonas Sir William Drayton
    Patrick O'Moore
    Patrick O'Moore
    • Ballingeras Ballinger
    • (as Pat O'Moore)
    Patrick Aherne
    • Lathamas Latham
    • (as Pat Aherne)
    Edward C. Short
    • Native Hunteras Native Hunter
    • (as Edward Short)
    Bhogwan Singh
    Bhogwan Singh
    • Indian Headmanas Indian Headman
    Paul Thompson
    Bhupesh Guha
    • The Danceras The Dancer
    Bal Seirgakar
    • Indian Hunteras Indian Hunter
    Kalu K. Sonkur
    Kalu K. Sonkur
    • Karparimas Karparim
    • (as Kalu K. Sonkar)
    Milas G. Clark Jr.
    • Mukosias Mukosi
    • (as Miles Clark Jr)
    • Directors
      • Arch Oboler
      • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
    • Writers
      • Robert Clampett(Time for Beany sequence)
      • Arch Oboler
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    • Trivia
      Is the first American 3-D movie shot in color.
    • Quotes

      Dr. McLean: As Gladstone said, "stat-us quo, stat-us quo."

    • Connections
      Referenced in Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)

    User reviews16

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    A lion in your lap, a lover in your arms!
    Based on a true story. Bwana Devil, filmed in Natural Vision 3-D,came out at a time when movies were competing with the growing popularity of television, which was keeping audiences out of theaters in droves, Arch Obler's thiller has some spectacular photography of the African plains and is somewhat of a documentary. Lot's of shots of animal herds and native tribal dancing. The outdoor shots are brightly lit but the studio shots are quite dark. Third Dimension photography requires sets to be brightly lit. Starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce. This tale of a "Great White Hunter" hired, by the English rail-road company,to hunt down and kill two lions, that are killing off workers, is slow to start but the 3-D action picks up later with many shots of spears being thrown at the screen, on-coming trains heading stright for the camera and, of course, leaping lions jumping from the screen. This movie can still be screen on television, in 2-D of course, and is interesting to see the shots that had audiences jumping in their seats back in 1952.
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    • Dec 15, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lions of Gulu
    • Filming locations
      • Democratic Republic Of Congo
    • Production company
      • Arch Oboler Productions
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    • Budget
      • $323,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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