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Elephant Gun

Original title: Nor the Moon by Night
  • 1958
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
185
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Belinda Lee in Elephant Gun (1958)
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Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.

  • Director
    • Ken Annakin
  • Writers
    • Joy Packer
    • Guy Elmes
  • Stars
    • Belinda Lee
    • Michael Craig
    • Patrick McGoohan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    185
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Annakin
    • Writers
      • Joy Packer
      • Guy Elmes
    • Stars
      • Belinda Lee
      • Michael Craig
      • Patrick McGoohan
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Elephant Gun (1958)
    Elephant Gun (1958)
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    Michael Craig and Belinda Lee in Elephant Gun (1958)
    Patrick McGoohan, Michael Craig, Anna Gaylor, and Belinda Lee in Elephant Gun (1958)

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    Belinda Lee
    Belinda Lee
    • Alice Lang
    Michael Craig
    Michael Craig
    • Rusty Miller
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Andrew Miller
    Anna Gaylor
    • Thea Boryslawski
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    • Anton Boryslawski
    Pamela Stirling
    • Christina Boryslawski
    Lionel Ngakane
    • Nimrod
    Joan Brickhill
    • Harriet Carver
    Ben Heydenrych
    • Sergeant Van Wyck
    Alfred Kumalo
    • Chief Great Elephant
    Doreen Hlantie
    • Oasis
    John Withers
    • Sandy
    Ken Oelofse
    • Jan
    Gordon MacPherson
    • Tom
    Patrick Mynhardt
    • Jim
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    • Director
      • Ken Annakin
    • Writers
      • Joy Packer
      • Guy Elmes
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    • Trivia
      For his scenes with the lion, Patrick McGoohan had to walk with a piece of liver strapped to his ankle to attract the animal's interest.
    • Alternate versions
      The British version, titled "Nor the Moon by Night," includes three scenes that were cut from the American version, called "Elephant Gun."-- (1) An early scene in which Alice (Belinda Lee) is first seen in her English home, as she tends to her dying mother. (2) The next scene, where Alice gets into a row with her half-sister, Harriet (Joan Brickhill), over Alice's divided allegiance to the care of her mother and her anxious anticipation of a new life in Africa with her pen-pal, Andrew (Patrick MacGoohan), who she has not yet encountered face to face. (3) Later in the film, this scene takes place in Camp #2 (Rusty's residence) in Africa -- Alice is summoned to the wireless, where she is informed by police authorities that she is wanted for questioning in the death of her mother.
    • Soundtracks
      Nor the Moon by Night
      Music by James Bernard (uncredited)

      Words by Jack Fishman

      Sung by Frank Holder

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Pretty good, but....
    The REAL value of this movie is the location scenes of the Kruger National Park in 1958. The decade of the 1960s marked a period of transition for the Park and the 1970s saw the game reserve transformed into a modern day tourist mecca with all desired conveniences close at hand on site. Although not apparent at the time, the 1950s was to be the swan song of the authentic KNP experience.

    As a result, this movie is well worth watching to see the old, original KNP... the one that existed for 70 years before the onslaught of mass tourism.

    The movie itself is of interest for its fairly refreshing and realistic take on a plot simmering beneath the raw African sun.

    The more imaginative reader might well draw parallels between "Nor the Moon by Night" and "Cabaret" (1972. Can't see the connection? Then (a) watch the movie again; (b) visit the Kruger National Park today!
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    • Feb 18, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1958 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Velaba ruft!
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • The Rank Organisation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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