ozthegreatat42330 Review of Hatari!

Hatari! (1962)

One of the finest film collaborations between Howard Hawks and John Wayne

[10/10 · 28 May 2007]

Of all of the films by the legendary Howard Hawks, this one is probably the very best. And of all of Jophn Wayne's many screen appearances this is one of my top three favorites, along with "The Quiet Man" and "The Hellfighters." As good as John Wanye was in westerns and war movies both, it is his adventure/comedy films that are some of his finest work. Along with Wayne, to make this a memorable film is Red Buttons (Oscar Winner for "Sayonara") as Pockets, the main comedy relief and central mover of the plot. Also, a familiar face from many of John Wayne's later movies is Bruce Cabot( who came to fame in the first version of King Kong in 1933.) This film has got everything: adventure, a beautiful setting in what is now Tanzania, strong cast, that actually did all of the animal capture scenes themselves, and the incredible sound score of Henry Mancini. You need to include this film in your top fifty.