![]() Animosity spreads across faces except for the investor. They are friendly, peaceful, smiling, and non-violent the guide demands that they be paid, but the expedition's investor ignores this advice, brushes the Africans aside, and physically knocks the tribal leader to the ground, who is barring his way. When the group comes to a local tribe's territory, some of the Africans require a toll to be paid for walking through their territory. In colonial era South Africa, a professional safari guide leads one haughty investor and his troop on an elephant hunt through the African veldt. Made on a scant budget of less than $700,000, the film was shot entirely on location in southern Africa. The film premiered at the 1965 San Sebastián International Film Festival, then was released in the United States on March 23, 1966. The acclaimed screenplay earned writers Clint Johnson and Don Peters an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The story is loosely based on the experiences of American explorer John Colter. Set in the South African veldt, the film's plot centers around a safari guide trying to survive in the veldt's harsh environment, while trying to avoid death at the hands of vengeful African warriors. ![]() All Rights Reserved THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, 1952 TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR, Constance Smith, Finley Currie, Cornel Wilde, 1953 THE HOMESTRETCH, Cornel Wilde, Helen Walker, 1947, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp.The Naked Prey is a 1965 American adventure film produced and directed by Cornel Wilde, who also stars in the lead role. All Rights Reserved THE PERFECT SNOB, Cornel Wilde, 1941, TM and ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, 1948, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM & Copyright THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, 1948, (c) 20th Century Fox, TM & Copyright THE PERFECT SNOB, Cornel Wilde, 1941, TM and ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, 1945 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Adele Jergens, 1945 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Adele Jergens, 1945 IT HAD TO BE YOU, Cornel Wilde, working out on-set, 1947 BEACH RED, Cornel Wilde, 1967 WOMAN'S WORLD, from left: Clifton Webb, Arlene Dahl, Van Heflin, Fred MacMurray (rear), Lauren Bacall, Cornel Wilde (rear), June Allyson, 1954, TM & Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. THE WALLS OF JERICHO, Cornel Wilde, 1948, ©20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, TM & Copyright BEACH RED, Cornel Wilde, 1967 TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR, from left, Cornel Wilde, Constance Smith, 1953, TM and copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. The Comic Photos CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS, Cornel Wilde, 1962 IT HAD TO BE YOU, Cornel Wilde, 1947 HOT BLOOD, from left: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, 1956, hotblood-fsc06, Photo by: (hotblood-fsc06) WINTERTIME, Cornel Wilde, 1943, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. An intelligent and able performer, Wilde was a solid actor and also an unfairly overlooked directorial talent of that era. His later credits in this vein included such graphic, groundbreaking films as the jungle adventure "The Naked Prey" (1966), the Vietnam drama "Beach Red" (1967), and the post-apocalyptic thriller "No Blade of Grass" (1970). Wilde also carved out a successful second career behind the camera as a producer, director and sometime screenwriter. He also did laudable work in successful productions like "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945), "Forever Amber" (1947), and "Road House" (1948) during his tenure at 20th Century Fox. It also did not hurt that he was an effective dramatic performer and proved it when he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for "A Song to Remember" (1945) early on in his career. fencing team, he was able to utilize skills that made him a desirable lead for period swashbucklers, a la Errol Flynn. Fluent in several languages and good with accents, he was also highly athletic and often emphasized physicality in his performances. Handsome leading men were hardly in short supply in Hollywood during the 1940s, but Cornel Wilde was a unique specimen.
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