Naked Jungle
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Directed by	Byron Haskin
Produced by	George Pal
Written by	Ranald MacDougall Ben Maddow Philip Yordan based on a story by Carl Stephenson
Starring	Eleanor Parker Charlton Heston Abraham Sofaer William Conrad
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo, ASC
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	March 3, 1954
Running time	95 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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The Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Peruvian cocoa plantation, it was based on the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson. Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director. ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 - May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer. ... -1... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 - March 24, 2003) was a popular and talented screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Carl Stephenson (1893–1954) was an German author best known for his short story Leiningen Versus the Ants. It was first published in 1938 and has appeared in numerous collections of short stories. ... Eleanor Jean Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American film and television actress. ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924) is an US-american film actor, known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ... Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a Burmese stage, film and television actor. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Daniele Amfitheatrof (October 29, 1901 – June 4, 1983) was a Russian composer and conductor. ... Ernest Laszlo (April 23, 1898–January 6, 1984) was an American cinematographer. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1954 in film involved some significant events. ... Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director. ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924) is an US-american film actor, known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ... Eleanor Jean Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American film and television actress. ... There are over 200 known species of army ant, divided into New World and Old World types. ... Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson is a classic short story published in the December 1938 edition of Esquire Magazine. ... Carl Stephenson (1893–1954) was an German author best known for his short story Leiningen Versus the Ants. It was first published in 1938 and has appeared in numerous collections of short stories. ...

Plot

As the film opens, Joanna (Eleanor Parker), a New Orleans woman arrives at the South American cocoa plantation to meet her new husband, plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston) whom she has married by proxy. Eleanor Jean Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American film and television actress. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Cocoa (disambiguation). ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924) is an US-american film actor, known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ...

Leiningen is cold and remote to her, rebuffing all her attempts to make friends with him. She's beautiful, independent, and arrives ready to be his stalwart helpmate; however, no one has told him she's a widow. He rejects her. During the next week, as she awaits the boat to take her back to the United States, they learn that legions of army ants - the Marabunta - will strike in a few days' time. Leiningen refuses to give up the home he fought so hard to create. Instead of evacuating, he resolves to make a stand against this indomitable natural predator. Joanna joins the fight to save the plantation; their courage and his probable loss of all he's worked for may crack his resolve to send her away. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Marabunta may refer to any of the following: Marabunta, an anonymous P2P application Marabunta (film), a film Marabunta (wasp), a large wasp-like insect found in South America with a painful sting Cheliomyrmex andicola, an army ant Category: ...

The screenplay, was co-written by Ranald MacDougall and the blacklisted writer Ben Maddow. The film was produced in Technicolor by George Pal, who also made The War of the Worlds, Tom Thumb, and The Time Machine. The film's title is presumably a reference to how the ants "strip" the jungle and turn it into a wasteland.-1... A blacklist is a list or register of people who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, or mobility. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 - May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer. ... The War of the Worlds (also sometimes known as H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 science fiction film produced by George Pál and directed by Byron Haskin from a script by Barré Lyndon based on the H. G. Wells novel of the same name. ... tom thumb is a 1958 US-made fantasy-musical film directed by George Pal. ... The Time Machine (sometimes known as H.G. Wells The Time Machine) is a 1960 science fiction film based on The Time Machine, an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells about a man from Victorian England who travels far into the future. ...

William Conrad, who had starred as Leiningen in a 1948 adaptation of Stephenson's story for the radio program Escape, appears in the film as a district commissioner. Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Escape was radios leading series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. ...

Filming Location

Portions of this movie were filmed in Florahome, Florida. This small town is located in Putnam County west of the county seat, Palatka. The dynamiting of the bridges was one of the scenes filmed here. Tragically, a local citizen died when he was thrown from his horse during one of the explosions. Florahome is a town in Putnam County, Florida, United States. ...

Pop culture references

The MacGyver episode "Trumbo's World" featured the same premise as the short story and the film, even using a sizable amount of stock footage from the film. In the episode, the plantation owner was called Lucien Trumbo and he was played by David Ackroyd. MacGyver himself roughly filled the Eleanor Parker role, although he got to do some of Charlton Heston's heroic bits.
MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in the United States and Canada, about the laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... Stock footage, also termed archive footage, library pictures and file footage is film or video footage that is reused in a film. ... David Ackroyd is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World. ...

External links

• The Naked Jungle at the Internet Movie Database
• 'Leiningen versus the Ants' - the original short story by Carl Stephenson
• Extended review of The Naked Jungle at 1000misspenthours.com

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