A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.
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Title: Hatari! (1962)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Wayne | ... | Sean Mercer | |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Kurt Muller (as Hardy Kruger) | |
| Elsa Martinelli | ... | Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro / Mama Tembo | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Pockets | |
| Gérard Blain | ... | Charles 'Chips' Maurey (as Gerard Blain) | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Little Wolf aka The Indian | |
| Michèle Girardon | ... | Brandy de la Court (as Michele Girardon) | |
| Valentin de Vargas | ... | Luis Francisco Garcia Lopez | |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Dr. Sanderson | |
| Queenie Leonard | ... | Nurse (scenes deleted) | |
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Sean Mercer (played by John Wayne) runs a business in East Africa. He and his team capture wild animals for zoos. It is dangerous work - one of his men almost dies after being gored by a rhino. He accepts a request from a photographer to join his business and capture their experiences but is very surprised, and bit inconvenienced, when the photographer turns out to be a woman. However, over time he grows fond of her. Meanwhile, plans to capture certain animals lead to all sorts of plans and adventures. Written by grantss
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Danger! Excitement! Romance! See more »Parents Guide:
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Sean Mercer: [over two-way radio] Kurt, can you hear me?
Kurt Muller: Go ahead, Sean.
Sean Mercer: At about eleven o'clock... right in the middle of that herd of wildebeest - see him?
Kurt Muller: Oh, that's a good one.
Sean Mercer: Let's go; start out easy.
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Sean kids Pockets about his "Clyde Beatty routine". Clyde Beatty (1903 - 1965) was a famous lion tamer and co-owner of the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus. He was famous for using a whip and blank-firing pistol, which would become synonymous with lion taming. During his act, he would work with up to 40 lions and tigers. In addition to the circus, he appeared in several films and his name was also used as the lead character in a radio show in the early fifties in which his alter ego would recount highly embellished tales of adventures in the wild. See more »Goofs
After the jeep is rolled and uprighted, the chassis is quite obviously bent, but it is described as being okay. In later scenes, the chassis in perfectly straight. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sean Mercer: [over two-way radio] Kurt, can you hear me?
Kurt Muller: Go ahead, Sean.
Sean Mercer: At about eleven o'clock... right in the middle of that herd of wildebeest - see him?
Kurt Muller: Oh, that's a good one.
Sean Mercer: Let's go; start out easy.
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Country:
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19 June 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tanganyika See more »Edit
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$14,000,000Company Credits
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I am somewhat surprised at a few of the negative comments in this forum regarding the movie. Although I see 95% positive, the ones that dislike the movie because of the romance between Dallas and John are particularly distasteful.
They point out an age discrepancy, and call John "Grandpa Wayne", good grief! John Wayne was 59 yrs old at the making of this movie, and the actress that played Dallas was 27. In real life those kind of romances happen all the time, why would anyone be surprised when they happen in fiction?
The animal scenes are exquisite. I doubt there will ever be a movie like this made again. This is how animals get into the zoos, they just don't walk in there and say "sign me up!"
I like everything about this movie; it is a diversification for Wayne, who was already maybe the most diverse actor in Hollywood history. (consider The Conquerer vs. The Quiet man). It has love, comedy, drama, and animals!
Plus all the actors in the movie were given great character depth. I am sure many people have heard of the baby elephant walk, but did not know it came from this movie.
Its such a fun movie, I have to give it a 10, because there is no way to make it any better. What a great achievement of direction, producing, and animal filming!