The Naked Prey

1965
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1h 36m

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During the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.During the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.During the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.

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7.3/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
Cornel Wilde was careful to try to avoid harm to animals appearing in the film where possible. In the scene where the python and the monitor lizard battle, it became clear that the python was winning and the monitor was in danger. Wilde personally intervened to save the monitor lizard; the lizard bit him on the leg, refusing to let go. Crew members killed it and Wilde had to be evacuated to a hospital for treatment.

Goofs
Set in the 19th century, a car can be seen through the bushes after Wilde gets some food after being chased.

Quotes
2nd Man: I've got a feeling about this safari, gonna make a killing.
Man: Well, let's hope so.
2nd Man: I've been thinking, after this I'd like to go into the slave trade. Heh, very lucrative. Very, very lucrative. Should go well with ivory.

Connections
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Soundtracks
The Naked Prey
Sung by The Principal Warriors

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10/10

One of the best movies of the 60's

I saw this movie when I was 16 (1966) and it has remained with me since. Upon viewing it in later life, it is still as good as it was then. This film has very little speaking in it, but the action will keep the viewer sitting on the edge of his seat until the climatic end. In short, this is a GREAT movie. It is about man's struggle against man and man's struggle against nature. It is about the fragility of man, whose arrogance and brutality lead him to believe he is superior to other men and nature. Enough philosophizing. Watch this on as large a screen as possible. By the way, Cornel Wilde was reportedly an expert swordsman.