Hatari [DVD] [1963]

Just what I expected . Good value for the money . Fast delivery .

Great film

A stellar cast telling how big African savannah animals were caught for zoos, "safari parks" and breeding programmes around the World in the late 1940's, 1950's and early 1960's. The romantic drama sub plot is very entertaining.

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Hatari! follows the adventures of Sean Mercer (John Wayne) and his international crew as they capture big game in the Tanzanian bush for zoos and circuses. The easy camaraderie of the group is jeopardised by the arrival of the beautiful photographer Dallas (Elsa Martinelli) and the persistent bad luck they encounter in trying to capture a rhino.There is much to love in Hatari!. The frenetic chase scenes (in which all of the actors supposedly participated) are breathtaking. Seeing wildebeest herds alongside speeding trucks gives a sense of scale and velocity that documentaries cannot match, if only because modern animal welfare concerns would never permit it to be filmed. With Hawks behind the lens, the action is not only exciting but masterfully shot and edited. The score by Mancini is also notable, with a few themes having gained wider public attention than the film itself.The script was apparently written to fit around the bush scenes that were filmed on location in advance. Even given these limitations, it's pretty poor. Not only is the dialogue hackneyed but the tone shifts dramatically between action/adventure, romance and (in two notable scenes, one being the denouement) screwball comedy. A fairly preposterous romance is constructed between Wayne (54) and Martinelli (26) amongst others that are not helped by stunted performances from some members of the cast who are acting in their second language. Wayne's natural charisma and Red Button's gurning help to hold the viewers interest but at over two-and-a-half-hours, the plot starts to drag.Hatari! is worth it to see Wayne in an unusual context and to see a top tier director capturing wildlife shots that are both exhilarating and unique. Africa delivers in spades but sadly the script does not.

Remember seeing this film as a young lad and really enjoying this film.john Wayne is superb in this and the location is fab

The storyline is good the characters are good and the storyline is - well, good. The actors are wooden at times almost missing cues and sometimes you feel they are reading off of a cue card but it is funny at times and really good entertainment. Not the usual format for John Wayne but he makes it work.

we watch this dvd last night and it was great .