spiderwort
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Post by spiderwort on Jul 10, 2022 10:52:19 GMT
The first movie that came to mind was "River of No Return", then- "Westward the Women" "King Solomon's Mines" "Legend of the Lost" "Last of the Mohicans" "The Thing from Another World" "The African Queen" I haven't seen The Swiss Family Robinson mentioned thus far; or maybe laziness on my part. Although soundstage bound, the 1943 war film, Bataan is set in Bataan. Nobody goes anywhere after the beginning evacuation scenes. In any case, we don't see those who left after they're gone. A much later WWII film with a jungle setting, looks and feels stagebound: The Long And The Short And The Tall. Yet it's very well done, and while, as one might imagine, "talky" as well, I got into it. Laurence Harvey, oddly cast, is solid. Going way back, to 1939, Five Came Back is nearly all jungle. The 1955 Civil War (sort of) Everglades "western", Yellowneck was filmed on location in Florida, and if memory serves there's no "indoors" in this outdoors movie. Anthony Mann's rugged great outdoors western, The Naked Spur qualifies, I believe, allowing for a scene shot entirely in a real cave. There must be dozens of peplum pictures set nearly entirely out of doors. Great suggestions, telegonus. And, of course, you are right; lots of peplum films were set entirely outdoors. Sometimes that very thing is what makes them more palatable to me. In any case, you've reminded me of a couple more war films that I think qualify, both set entirely (or almost entirely) in jungles: Apocalypse Now and Platoon.
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Post by Rufus-T on Jul 10, 2022 16:18:35 GMT
There are many. These took places mostly in the wilderness Trader Horn (1931) Am not familiar with this one, Rufus, but I was surprised to learn that it received an Oscar nomination for best picture. And W.S. Van Dyke directed it; yet another attraction. Will see if I can find it.
And for some reason you've reminded me of one I saw decades ago, but remember loving it for its landscapes and suspense: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932), starring Joel McCrae and Fay Wray. Probably need to see that one again, too. (Oh, the list just keeps getting longer and longer!)
spider, I saw this TCM many years ago. It must be breathtaking at the time for the audience when filming in location in a jungle like bringing the audience to a safari experience. Not much special nowadays. What was most interesting the young actress Edwina Booth caught an illness at location and had to leave acting soon after because of the illness.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 10, 2022 23:32:52 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt0081187/The Mountain Men. Kind of a Jeremiah Johnson knockoff starring Charlton Heston and Brian Keith. The critics hated it but it was okay. some of the most beautiful scenery in any movie. Rufus beat me to Trader Horn. Nice to see the love for Jeremiah Johnson. My mother's favorite movie.
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