The Naked Prey

US-South Africa (1966): Adventure

In the bush country of South Africa in the late 19th century, chauvinistic hunter Gert van der Bergh calculatedly offends a local tribal chief. Given several opportunities, he refuses to apologize. As consequence, van der Bergh and the rest of his hunting party are captured by the tribesmen and grotesquely tortured to death. The only white man spared is safari-guide Cornel Wilde, whom the natives respect and vice versa. The tribesmen offer Wilde a chance to survive; stripping him naked and giving him a knife to defend himself, they set Wilde free in the jungle, in preparation of hunting him down like a lion. Given a head start equal to the distance one of the tribesman can fire an arrow, Wilde is pursued by the tribe's six most accomplished warriors. The rest of this thrill-a-minute film follows Wilde into the underbrush in his desperate, resourceful flight for life. Cornel Wilde's The Naked Prey was filmed entirely on location under circumstances nearly as dangerous as the plight of its protagonist. (Sven Persson, Theodora / Paramount) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

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