The Naked Jungle (1954)
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- Approved
- 1h 35min
- Adventure, Drama
- 03 Mar 1954 (USA)
- Movie
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
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Cast verified as complete
| Eleanor Parker | ... |
Joanna Leiningen
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| Charlton Heston | ... |
Christopher Leiningen
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| Abraham Sofaer | ... |
Incacha
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| William Conrad | ... |
Commissioner - Local Govt. Official
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| Romo Vincent | ... |
Boat Captain
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| Douglas Fowley | ... |
Medicine Man
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| John Dierkes | ... |
Gruber
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| Leonard Strong | ... |
Kutina
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Norma Calderón | ... |
Zala
(as Norma Calderon)
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Jerado Decordovier | ... |
Gruber's Indian (uncredited)
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| Pilar Del Rey | ... |
Indian Wife (uncredited)
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| Bernie Gozier | ... |
Gruber's Indian (uncredited)
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| Leon Lontoc | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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John Mansfield | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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Ronald Alan Numkena | ... |
Indian Boy (uncredited)
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| Rodd Redwing | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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| Jack Reitzen | ... |
Fat Man (uncredited)
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Carlos Rivero | ... |
Indian Husband (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Byron Haskin | ||
Written by
| Philip Yordan | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ranald MacDougall | ... | (screenplay) |
| Carl Stephenson | ... | (based on a story by) |
| Ben Maddow | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Frank Freeman Jr. | ... | associate producer |
| George Pal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Everett Douglas | ||
Editorial Department
| Richard Mueller | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Franz Bachelin | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Grace Gregory | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Charles Gemora | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Herbert Coleman | ... | assistant director |
| Arthur Rosson | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Gordon Cole | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene Garvin | ... | sound recordist |
| Harry Lindgren | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Charles Gemora | ... | mechanical designer: ants (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Loyal Griggs | ... | photographer: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Reginald Lal Singh | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (Mexico) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (1988) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (Spanish)
- Warner Archive Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- TF1 (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It's 1901. At 19, tough, stubborn Christopher Leiningen came to South America and built levees to claim thousands of acres of Rio Negro river land for a chocolate plantation. Now 34, with no knowledge of women, he recruits a mail-order bride in New Orleans. She's beautiful, independent, and arrives ready to be his stalwart helpmate; however, no one has told him she's a widow. He rejects her. During the next week, as she awaits the boat to take her back to the US, they learn that legions of army ants will strike in a few days' time. She joins the fight to save the plantation; their courage and his probable loss of all he's worked for may crack his resolve to send her away.
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| Taglines | He feared only two things on earth...the MARABUNTA...Nature's deadliest force, and his fiery New Orleans bride! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Charlton Heston improvised during the argument scene between Eleanor Parker and himself. It was not scripted that he splash perfume all over her. This move intensified the action and a surprised Parker was able to react accordingly. See more » |
| Goofs | During the first meeting/"confrontation" between Joanna and Christopher there comes a point in the conversation when he asks her if she is 'laughing at him.' As she turns from the dresser to face him at the very upper left corner for approx. 35 frames the moving shadow of what may well be a boom mic can easily be seen as it follows the motion. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961). See more » |
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Joanna Leiningen:
Do you think this moat will stop them? Christopher Leiningen: Ants are strictly land creatures. They can't swim. Right, Incacha? Incacha: Monkeys not swim also. They cross rivers even so. Christopher Leiningen: The intelligence of monkeys is more than ants, less than man. Incacha: Is so. [laughing] Incacha: When ants come, monkeys run. See more » |