The Naked Jungle

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The Naked Jungle

1954,

1h 35m,

Adventure

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88%

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1,000+ Ratings

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Moved by lonely letters written to her brother by cocoa plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), New Orleans widow Joanna (Eleanor Parker) agrees to marry Christopher by proxy. Upon arriving at his South American plantation, Joanna clashes with the moody Christopher over his dismay about her previous marriage and the harshness of jungle life. The relationship appears doomed -- until a horde of attacking black ants forces the Leiningens to pull together.

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Francois Truffaut

Arts (France)

May 6, 2022

This plague ruins the hero of the film, but it also causes love to blossom between a very charming couple.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Dec 29, 2015

Lively tale in which the characters are even more interesting than the adventure.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Mar 14, 2010

Das Kapital in the heart of darkness

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Jun 20, 2008

Director Byron Haskin treats this as A-list material.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 19, 2005

3/5

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

Jun 2, 2005

4/5

Those blasted ants! Fill the moat! Pretty creepy critters here.

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Finn R

Aug 7, 2017

The worst writing ever. Heston chewing the scenery as usual.

Han S

Feb 1, 2017

Part romance, part adventure -Naked Jungle is almost two movies in one, equally. Odd tale of a woman who marries a man she had never met; an arrogant plantation owner, plenty of non-English speaking natives - and ants. Lots and lots of ants.

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Synopsis

Moved by lonely letters written to her brother by cocoa plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), New Orleans widow Joanna (Eleanor Parker) agrees to marry Christopher by proxy. Upon arriving at his South American plantation, Joanna clashes with the moody Christopher over his dismay about her previous marriage and the harshness of jungle life. The relationship appears doomed -- until a horde of attacking black ants forces the Leiningens to pull together.

Director: Byron Haskin
Producer: George Pal
Screenwriter: Ranald MacDougall
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1954, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2014
Runtime: 1h 35m

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