La Chasse du comte Zaroff

Titre original : The Most Dangerous Game

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Bob Rainsford, seul survivant du naufrage d'un bateau, se voit accueilli dans la demeure du comte Zaroff. Une femme, et son frère, arrivés dans les mêmes circonstances, suspecte leur hôte de... Tout lireBob Rainsford, seul survivant du naufrage d'un bateau, se voit accueilli dans la demeure du comte Zaroff. Une femme, et son frère, arrivés dans les mêmes circonstances, suspecte leur hôte de s'adonner à la chasse d'êtres humains.Bob Rainsford, seul survivant du naufrage d'un bateau, se voit accueilli dans la demeure du comte Zaroff. Une femme, et son frère, arrivés dans les mêmes circonstances, suspecte leur hôte de s'adonner à la chasse d'êtres humains.

Réalisation
- Irving Pichel
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
Scénario
- James Ashmore Creelman
- Richard Connell
Casting principal

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7,1/10

14 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Irving Pichel
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
Scénario
- James Ashmore Creelman
- Richard Connell
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Tartar
(as Steve Clemento)

William B. Davidson

Captain
(as William Davidson)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Tartar Servant
(as Dutch Hendrian)

James Flavin

First Mate on Yacht
(non crédité)

Arnold Gray

Passenger on Yacht
(non crédité)

Hale Hamilton

Bill - Owner of Yacht
(non crédité)

Wesley Hopper

Rainsford in long shot arrriving at Island
(non crédité)

Landers Stevens

'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht
(non crédité)

Phil Tead

Passenger on Yacht
(non crédité)

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Anecdotes
The trophy room scenes were much longer in the preview version of 78 minutes; there were more heads in jars. There was also an emaciated sailor, stuffed and mounted next to a tree where he was impaled by Zaroff's arrow, and another full-body figure stuffed, with the bodies of two of the hunting dogs mounted in a death grip. Preview audiences cringed and shuddered at the head in the bottle and the mounted heads, but when they saw the mounted figures and heard Zaroff's dialog describing in detail how each man had died, they began heading for the exit - so these shots disappeared.

Gaffes
The island is described by Rainsford as "small as a deer park," but it contains a dramatic waterfall. Such a fall would have to have been fed by a large lake on a much larger island to flow at such a high volume.

Citations
'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht: I was thinking of the inconsistency of civilization. The beast of the jungle, killing just for his existence, is called savage. The man, killing just for sport, is called civilized... It's a bit contradictory, isn't it?
Bob: Now just a minute... What makes you think it isn't just as much sport for the animal, as it is for the man? Now take that fellow right there, for instance. There never was a time when he couldn't have gotten away, but he didn't want to. He got interested in hunting me. He didn't hate me for stalking him, anymore than I hated him for trying to charge me. As a matter of fact, we admired each other.
'Doc' - Passenger on Yacht: Perhaps, but would you change places with the tiger?
Bob: Well... not now.

Versions alternatives
The film was colorized in 2007 in honor of its 75th anniversary. Ray Harryhausen worked on the color design of the film.

Connexions
Edited from L'oiseau de paradis (1932)

Bandes originales
A Moment in the Dark
(uncredited)
Music by Carmen Lombardo

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The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

Well-heeled hunter Joel McCrea (as Robert Rainsford) survives a yacht wreck and shark attacks, then finds himself washed up on a mysterious island. Stranded, Mr. McCrea finds refuge with the island's only inhabitant, creepy Russian Count Leslie Banks (as Zaroff). In Mr. Banks' fortress castle, McCrea meets survivors of a previous shipwreck, beautiful Fay Wray (as Eve Trowbridge) and her boozy brother Robert Armstrong (as Martin Trowbridge). McCrea is pleased to discover Mr. Banks shares his interest in big game hunting; Banks tells McCrea, "We are kindred spirits." But, Banks' choice of prey becomes a problem for his houseguests

From many of the folks who were soon to unleash "King Kong" (1933) on an unsuspecting public, this well-paced early talkie is a classic due to associations with its RKO Radio Picture cousin (there are several similarities). The subject matter is intriguing. And, more importantly, "The Most Dangerous Game" features Banks' delightful scenery-chewing, ahead-of-its-time characterization of the articulate madman "Zaroff". Both Richard Connell's story, and Banks' take on the villainous character, would be much imitated.

******** The Most Dangerous Game (9/16/32) Ernest B. Schoedsack ~ Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong