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A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.
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- TriviaDirector Mel Ferrer made a scouting trip to South America with nearly an hour of jungle footage filmed south of Orinoco and in the Parahauri Mountains, much of which was incorporated into the film. Twenty-five acres of back lot were converted to match the previously shot exteriors, incorporating 300 tons of turf, boulders, canoes, grass huts, blowguns, trees, and plants.
- GoofsSouth American Indians having driven Rima up a tall tree set it on fire and flames are seen in the tree tops but only the tree and brush at its base burns, not the rest of the forest.
- Quotes
Nuflo: When I was a young man I fell in with bad companions. By the time I was 40 I had sunk to ranging the countryside with a gang of ruffians. Oh, I flattered myself I was the least offensive of the lot. I never killed anyone, never stole - except to live.
Abel: Did you steal the gold from Riolama?
Nuflo: It was to be simple theft and flight. It was a massacre. They killed... they killed, and pillaged, and raped...
- ConnectionsReferenced in Forecast (1945)
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A dreamlike forest fantasy in search of a meaningful plot...
Perhaps Mel Ferrer was not the right director for this sort of whimsical fantasy. Whatever, the dreamlike quality of the forest settings (some real, some with painted backgrounds on studio sets), combined with lifeless direction and uneven script, makes this a disappointment from beginning to end.
ANTHONY PERKINS, AUDREY HEBURN and LEE J. COBB are never able to flesh out their characters. Hepburn seems oddly miscast in a role requiring very little of her talent. Perkins does slightly better but again is hampered by a weak role that tries to give him a few heroics but fails to ignite any sparks with Hepburn or any of his co-players. Lee J. Cobb has the most substantial character to play and does it well enough.
The whole film seems like a low point in the careers of all involved despite gorgeous Technicolor photography and an interesting background score. No wonder the public stayed away.
The foolish ending with Perkins and Hepburn voicing some tired clichés about finding love is cringe-worthy.
Summing up: A true misfire for all concerned.
ANTHONY PERKINS, AUDREY HEBURN and LEE J. COBB are never able to flesh out their characters. Hepburn seems oddly miscast in a role requiring very little of her talent. Perkins does slightly better but again is hampered by a weak role that tries to give him a few heroics but fails to ignite any sparks with Hepburn or any of his co-players. Lee J. Cobb has the most substantial character to play and does it well enough.
The whole film seems like a low point in the careers of all involved despite gorgeous Technicolor photography and an interesting background score. No wonder the public stayed away.
The foolish ending with Perkins and Hepburn voicing some tired clichés about finding love is cringe-worthy.
Summing up: A true misfire for all concerned.
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- Doylenf
- Apr 3, 2011
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- Also known as
- Tropenglut
- Filming locations
- Kaieteur Falls, Guyana(Background for opening credits)
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- $3,288,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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