The Jungle
The Jungle
| 01 August 1952 (USA)
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An Indian princess (Marie Windsor), her adviser (Cesar Romero) and a white hunter (Rod Cameron) fight woolly mammoths. Filmed in sepia.

Reviews
Develiker terrible... so disappointed.
Ploydsge just watch it!
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
mark.waltz Elephants run amuck in India where tensions grow between an American visitor and a tempestuous native over a sultry princess. Rod Cameron, a handsome but ineffective actor, headlines as the American hunter while Cesar Romero is the Indian nobleman complete with turban. A dark skinned Marie Windsor is the princess in one of the most unintentionally funny bits of casting ever. The basic plot has the three stars out to eliminate the elephants attacking villages and killing its residents while Romero tries to discover the truth about how his brother died.As an adventure film, it is quite enjoyable with shots of many wild animals of all types. Encounters with bears and ferocious cats, sudden appearances with various types of snakes and deadly insects add to the thrills. The confrontation with the elephants is followed by a n impressively staged earthquake.Bizarre tinting gives this delightfully camp adventure a moody look. Toss in some of the most bizarre casting in Hollywood history and you've got a confection of the most bizarre elements in the world of the cinema.
dbborroughs With her father out of the country receiving medical treatments, the daughter of a rajah returns home to handle a crisis in he country. It seems that some form of wild animals are destroying villages. Hooking up with a great white hunter who was the only survivor of a hunting party sent to end the menace, the princess and a large group of soldiers head into the jungle to put a stop to the attacks. Add to the mix political intrigue, revenge and romance you have the makings for a perilous journey.This is an okay little scifi adventure film that suffers from a leisurely pacing. Shot in India much of the film is the journey into the jungle, which means that their is a great deal of travelogue footage. We see the landscape of India as well as several animal on animal attacks, not to mention a troop of traveling performers. Its interesting viewing because its not the sort of thing we've seen before, but at the same time it slows everything down.On the plus side this film doesn't really look and feel like most other movies. Its a weird mix of Western and Indian films, the result of much of the crew being natives to India. I especially like the non Western music which includes several songs naturally integrated into the film as either entertainment numbers or sung by the soldiers traveling through the jungle.Worth a look for those who want to see a run of the mill story told with a different sort of style.
morris vescovi I can't really criticize this film. It is literally the first film I ever remember seeing and lead to a lifelong love of science fiction and horror films and prehistoric animals. Fortunately, seeing it again years later, it held up fairly well. Rod Cameron plays a big game hunter whose last safari was wiped out by mammoths. No one believes him, including his best friend, played by Cesar Romero, whose brother was among those killed. And Rod Cameron was the only survivor. The film was shot in India and has some good scenery. The acting is on a high level. I don't believe Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero and Marie Winsor ever turned in a bad performance. The mammoths, when they finally arrive are fairly effective. The ending also has an unusual twist, particularly for a 1950's science fiction film. Definitely worth seeing.
Chris Gaskin The Jungle is more of an adventure than a science fiction movie. The only sci-fi part is the Woolly Mammoths living in the present day.Elephants are attacking villages in a part of India and these attacks are also killing people. An expedition is sent to investigate and one of the members of this, an American hunter blames these elephants are being frightened by Woolly Mammoths, which are suppose to be extinct. Nobody believes him at first, but they do when the Mammoths appear at the end. An earthquake finishes them off.The Jungle was shot on location in India and has a lot of nice scenery and some good Indian music, including some songs which keep the movie moving along nicely. The Mammoths are actually real elephants with fur coats and long tusks stuck on.The cast includes Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero (The Lost Continent) and Marie Windsor (Cat-Women of the Moon).The Jungle is worth seeing, just for the scenery and music. Very enjoyable.Rating: 3 stars out of 5.