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The Naked Jungle

1954 · 95 min

A slow-burning battle of wills and nature, with a cold romance thawing against a creeping, relentless threat.

Tagline
The picture about the Marabunta!
Overview
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • nature
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, romance, drama
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Written by
Ranald MacDougall, Philip Yordan
Starring
Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer, William Conrad, Romo Vincent, Douglas Fowley, John Dierkes, Leonard Strong
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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