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Hatari!

1962 · 157 min

A breezy, sunlit safari romp full of rowdy animal chases, easy banter and gentle romance, with baby elephants stealing every scene.

Tagline
Hatari means Fun! Hatari means Adventure! Hatari means Thrills!
Overview
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • found family
  • nature
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, action
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Leigh Brackett, Howard Hawks
Starring
John Wayne, Hardy Krüger, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Gérard Blain, Bruce Cabot, Michèle Girardon, Valentin de Vargas
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
157 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Swahili, Spanish

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