The Most Dangerous Game
by Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack
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Actor: Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks, Robert ArmstrongDirector: Ernest B. Schoedsack, Irving Pichel
Brand: LEG
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Restored
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 63 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: LF00424
Studio: Legend Films
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- Evil game hunter, Russian Count Zoroff traps unsuspecting shipwreck survivors on his remote island. Bored with hunting animals, the blood thirsty count decides his new sport is hunting man. Upon meeting shipwreck survivors Robert Rainsford and Eve Trowbridge, he selects them as the next prey in his insane game. The stranded guests are sent off on the mysterious island and must now find a way to
DVD Reviews of The Most Dangerous Game
DVD Review: A GREAT MOVIE EVEN BETTER IN COLOR!
Summary: 4 Stars
Directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Shoedsack (the other half of the original King Kong team) and based on the classic short story by Richard Connell, this 1932 thriller is much more than another second feature on a double bill. The plot revolves around the terrifying adventure of big game hunter Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) who survives a freak boating accident and swims ashore into greater danger on the private Caribbean island owned and occupied by Russian aristocrat and hunting enthusiast Count Zarkoff (Leslie Banks). Rainsford is introduced to other guests, flirty Eve (Fay Wray) and her booze-hound brother Martin (Robert Armstrong), also survivors of sea tragedies.
Cocktail chit-chat soon, inevitably, turns to hunting and Zarkoff taunts Rainsford to join him in hunting "the most dangerous game." A gruesome, mounted human head confirms that Zarkoff is referring to hunting man.
Rainsford and Eve flee into the wilds of the island as part of the one-sided gambit that will allow them to go free if they can survive until dawn. If they fail, they will join the mounted trophies in the count's den.
This brisk (only 63 minutes) adventure still works today, thanks in part to the screenplay, nice direction, fast pace, and McCrea and Wray's obvious on-screen charisma. The other big component is the wonderful jungle sets used from the previous year's King Kong production.
About two years ago, stop-motion master animator Ray Harryhausen supervised a digital color version that adds another layer of verisimilitude to this venerable enterprise to say nothing of amping the eroticism of Wray.
Fay Wray's natural beauty is often the focus of the expertly lighted cinematography as well as Wray's intentionally flimsy wardrobe. In spite of the years since its release, Wray still seems a very modern woman.
Instead of Kong, the monster on this island is Zarkoff. It's fun to watch him reveal his insanity and we first realize something is seriously wrong when he gives his soliloquy, a kind of ecstatic ode to the hunt. The excellent music is by Max Steiner, one of film's great composers. Look for the color-enhanced version from Legend Films. I found it new on Amazon for about five bucks including shipping!
Description of The Most Dangerous Game
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 12/16/08
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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