A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
Direction
Hawks' casual mastery of group dynamics and physical comedy
Cinematography
Russell Harlan's Africa footage—no greenscreen, real danger
Practical Effects
Actual animal stunts that would never happen today
Director
Howard Hawks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cinematographer Russell Harlan was gored by a rhino during filming; Howard Hawks kept the camera rolling.
The title 'Hatari!' is Swahili for 'danger'—the exclamation point is pure 1962 marketing energy.
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