This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
... View MoreThe movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
... View MoreMostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
... View More.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
... View MoreRobert Mitchum and Jack Hawkins are tasked with bringing big cats - tigers and a panther - back from Malaysia to Berlin. In the company of Elsa Martinelli, Hawkins' young protégé and lover. Hawkins' behaviour becomes erratic and hostile as Martinelli's attraction to Mitchum grows.The attractive and colourful location work (with Hawaii standing in for Malaysia), the hunting sequences, Elmer Bernstein's score, and solid performances from the three principals all add up to a film which would have been a successful movie back in 1963, displaying good production values if somewhat soapy in its central eternal triangle story. It all seems a bit dated now, though.Incidentally, for those people who refer to this movie being located in Africa, please note that there are no tigers in Africa.
... View MoreThis was some dull film. The moderator on TCM said that Bob Mitchum agreed to do it so that he could take his family on a Hawaiian vacation. The so called African scenery was shot in Hawaii. Mitchum would have been far better off had he skipped Hawaii that year.The scenes in Africa are dull. The trapping of the so called cat was nothing to talk about. Jack Hawkins plays the guy who asks Mitchum to go on the expedition. He has taken in Elsa Martinelli at the age of 14; she is grown now and he wants to continue to possess her. He tries to show his manliness when he enters the cave where the cat is.I was wondering where the rampage was when the trio leave Africa and head back to the German zoo. Go know that the Hawkins character would go berserk and unleash the cat as the train enters the station. Even the so called rampage on the German streets is minimal at best. The residents of the building where the cat is are told to make loud noises. I think they were told this to wake up the audiences in the theaters viewing this garbage.
... View MoreTo whom it may concern-I just want to find out if this movie can be purchased.If so,where?I saw it years ago.The color and music were great.Mitchum is always great i just need to ask this question i just need to ask this question i just need to ask this question where can i buy this film.why can i not ask question in less than ten lines when a simple answer will do.i have been looking for this movie for years and it would be very cordial of you to provide me with this information.Why do i need to ask a simple question in ten lines?Is there another format i can go to where a simple question such as where can i purchase this film can be answered?
... View More"Rampage", made in 1963, starred Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli, and Jack Hawkins. This film, set in the jungles of Malasia, had the two professionals, Hawkins an animal hunter, and Mitchum, a trapper, hired by a zoo in Germany to capture a rare species of jungle cat and bring the animal back alive for a major exhibition. Mitchum sees the chance to do as the zoo wishes, while Hawkins only desires the killing of the animal for the newest addition to his collection of kills and trophies. Adding to the mixture is Hawkins' mistress, played by Elsa Martinelli. She goes on the hunt as well, and finally decides to leave Hawkins, tiring of his desire to only kill. The hunt in Malasia goes well, the animal is captured, but Hawkins' jealousy gives vent to revenge on the two, Mitchum and Martinelli. The film features a stirring music score by Elmer Bernstein, and the scenery in Malasia is breathtaking. Mitchum portrays cool as only he could, and Martinelli and Hawkins add a style to the film. Sadly, not on VHS or DVD yet.
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