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Safari

Safari

  • Status: Released
  • 20-06-1956
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Score: 5.625
  • Vote count: 16

Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.

Victor Mature

Ken Duffield

Janet Leigh

Linda Latham

John Justin

Brian Sinden

Roland Culver

Sir Vincent Brampton

Liam Redmond

Roy Shaw

Earl Cameron

Jeroge

Orlando Martins

Jerusalem

Juma

Odongo

Lionel Ngakane

Makora

Harry Quashie

O'Keefe

Slim Harris

Renegade

Cy Grant

Chief Massai

John Wynn

Charley

Arthur Lovegrove

Blake

Estelle Brody

Aunty May

Christopher Warbey

Kenny

John Harrison

Wambui

Glyn Lawson

Kikuyu

Frank Singuineau

African

Charles Hayes

Police Inspector

Bartholomew Sketch

Special Mau Mau

John Cook

District Commissioner

Bob Isaacs

Henderson

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'On a safari, blow your horn... Must stay alert from dusk til dawn...' It's actually quite apt that I'm watching this now just as the King returns from Kenya where apologies for the colonial treatment of the Mau Mau were top of the reconciliation agenda. In this jungle adventure, it's Victor Mature's "Duffield" who is out to avenge a murderous attack by these self same freedom fighters on his family. The authorities want him out of the way, but the influential "Sir Vincent" (Roland Culver) arrives on the scene bent on killing a legendary lion and so arranges for "Duffield" to be his guide. The latter man sees a chance for retribution and is also intrigued by "Linda" (Janet Leigh) who is engaged to the trip's patron. As he's a bit of a pompous bully, nobody is quite sure why. Anyway, the adventures ensue with snakes, crocodiles, lions and some good old human treachery before an ending that delivers just desserts all round. It's of it's day this, so some of the language and imagery might offend, as might Mature's really rather wooden acting but if you are a fan of the boy's own style of action movie then this isn't the worst. Might have been more fun if the man and the rhino went head to head without one having the benefit of a gun!