Hatari!

Director: Howard Hawks

Overview

Animal hunters in Tanganyika are out to capture the critters to sell to international zoos. Sean leads a group deep into the African jungles for the hunt. Photographer Dallas gets under the skin of the hard-drinking Sean. The ardent game chasers race after animals in between their own romantic excursions.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2013
UPC:	0883929303380
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	NR
Source:	Paramount Catalog
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:37:00
Sales rank:	6,851

Special Features

Closed Caption; ; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Wayne	Sean Mercer
Red Buttons	Pockets
Elsa Martinelli	Anna Maria 'Dallas' D'Allesandro
Hardy Kr?ger	Kurt Muller
Bruce Cabot	Indian
Val DeVargas	Luis
Eduard Franz	Dr. Sanderson
Eric Rungren	Stan
Queenie Leonard	Nurse
Jon Chevron	Joseph
Henry Scott	Sikh Clerk
Major Sam Harris	Man in the Store
Jack Williams	Man/Masai Warrior/Native Boy
G?rard Blain	Chip Maurey,Actor
Mich?le Girardon	Brandy,Actor
Valentin de Vargas	Luis Francisco Garcia Lopez
Michele Griardon	Actor
Emmett Smith	Bartender
Henry Mancini	Composer

Technical Credits

Leigh Brackett

Harry Kurnitz

John P. Fulton	Special Effects
Howard Hawks	Producer
Carey Loftin	Stunts
Richard Parker	Special Effects
Leigh Brackett	Screenwriter
Harry Kurnitz	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hatari!
1. Chapter 1 [:10]
2. Chapter 2 [6:13]
3. Chapter 3 [:09]
4. Chapter 4 [2:55]
5. Chapter 5 [5:47]
6. Chapter 6 [2:05]
7. Chapter 7 [7:25]
8. Chapter 8 [7:10]
9. Chapter 9 [3:23]
10. Chapter 10 [4:26]
11. Chapter 11 [5:26]
12. Chapter 12 [7:40]
13. Chapter 13 [4:31]
14. Chapter 14 [2:48]
15. Chapter 15 [5:50]
16. Chapter 16 [1:39]
17. Chapter 17 [6:19]
18. Chapter 18 [2:33]
19. Chapter 19 [3:49]
20. Chapter 20 [2:19]
21. Chapter 21 [7:31]
22. Chapter 22 [3:05]
23. Chapter 23 [4:13]
24. Chapter 24 [3:52]
25. Chapter 25 [7:46]
26. Chapter 26 [1:59]
27. Chapter 27 [2:16]
28. Chapter 28 [7:31]
29. Chapter 29 [4:18]
30. Chapter 30 [3:09]
31. Chapter 31 [2:52]
32. Chapter 32 [5:08]
33. Chapter 33 [3:46]
34. Chapter 34 [3:45]
35. Chapter 35 [3:02]
36. Chapter 36 [4:28]
37. Chapter 37 [5:37]
38. Chapter 38 [:10]

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Disc #1 -- Hatari!
Chapters

Editorial Reviews

Produced on the heels of director Howard Hawks's "comeback" hit, Rio Bravo, this rollicking action-comedy proved to be one of his most charming and exhilarating adventures -- and one of the last truly great films he would make in a long and storied career. The plot itself is minimal, but the situations are pure Hawks: The story follows a group of professional big-game hunters through a single season, as they drive high-speed across the dusty African plains capturing wild animals for zoos and circuses around the world. John Wayne plays Sean Mercer, the gruff, romantically gun-shy leader, whose tight-knit group is turned upside down when a disarmingly beautiful wildlife photographer (Elsa Martinelli) arrives on the scene. Clocking in at 159 minutes, this is easily the longest film Hawks ever made, yet his control of its pacing is masterful. Hatari! drifts seamlessly between intense action scenes and moments of light comedy, never once faltering. The large ensemble cast is immensely likable, and the film's incredible safari sequences are among the most thrilling ever photographed -- the actors risked life and limb doing all their own animal wrangling, without the aid of camera tricks. Cleverly scripted by the brilliant Leigh Brackett (The Big Sleep), Hatari! offers irresistible delights that are far too numerous to mention. But one would be remiss in neglecting to note the contributions of a waggish Red Buttons, and the buoyant score by Henry Mancini -- highlighted by his now-famous "Baby Elephant Walk."