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Savage Splendor

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Savage Splendor (1949)
Documentary

The film tells of the Armand Denis/Lewis Cotlow expedition that had the two men cover 22,000 miles through Tanganyika, Belgian Congo and British East Africa. The high points of their ten mon... Read allThe film tells of the Armand Denis/Lewis Cotlow expedition that had the two men cover 22,000 miles through Tanganyika, Belgian Congo and British East Africa. The high points of their ten month trip are an impressive elephant hunt by the Pygmies of Belgian Congo, the crowning of K... Read allThe film tells of the Armand Denis/Lewis Cotlow expedition that had the two men cover 22,000 miles through Tanganyika, Belgian Congo and British East Africa. The high points of their ten month trip are an impressive elephant hunt by the Pygmies of Belgian Congo, the crowning of King Mbofe Mabiashe and the capture of a rhino.

  • Director
    • Lewis Cotlow
  • Writer
    • Richard Hansen
  • Stars
    • Armand Denis
    • Lewis Cotlow
    • Carr Hartley
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    6.7/10
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    • Director
      • Lewis Cotlow
    • Writer
      • Richard Hansen
    • Stars
      • Armand Denis
      • Lewis Cotlow
      • Carr Hartley
    • 4User reviews
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    King Mbofe Mabinshe
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    • Director
      • Lewis Cotlow
    • Writer
      • Richard Hansen
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    • Trivia
      This hour-long Technicolor documentary of the Denis-Cotlow African expedition netted more money for RKO in 1949 than John Ford's She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Narrator: The Dark Continent they call it. Land of shadowed mystery and ancient menace. And yet, it blazes with light and color. And the face it shows is serene, inviting. This is not the contradiction it seems. For there is not merely one Africa, but a hundred Africas. Various. Changing. Unpredictable.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 10, 1950 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Det vilda Afrika
    • Filming locations
      • Democratic Republic Of Congo
    • Production company
      • Armand Denis Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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