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The Naked Prey

1965 · 96 min

A relentless, sweaty chase through harsh terrain that keeps you tense and unsettled from start to finish.

Directed by
Cornel Wilde
Genres
Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Cornel Wilde, Gert Van den Bergh, Ken Gampu
Tagline
Stripped, weaponless, alone and only ten desperate seconds ahead of the killers!
Overview
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.

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Directed by
Cornel Wilde
Genres
Adventure, Thriller
Starring
Cornel Wilde, Gert Van den Bergh, Ken Gampu
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • colonialism
  • race
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, thriller
Directed by
Cornel Wilde
Written by
Don Peters, Clint Johnston
Starring
Cornel Wilde, Gert Van den Bergh, Ken Gampu, Patrick Mynhardt, Bella Randles, Morrison Gampu, Sandy Nkomo, Eric Mcanyana
Cinematography
H. A. R. Thomson
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America, South Africa
Languages
English

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