![]() There are some sporadic exchanges between the black warriors, but they are not translated. There are only a few lines in English in the entire film. Wilde liked the story and purchased the rights to it, but moved it to the much more exotic - at least during the early 1960s when the film was completed - and dangerous West Africa. ![]() Colter was a trapper on the Lewis a Clark expedition who much like Wilde's character was forced to run for his life after he miraculously escaped a group of angry Blackfoot Indians. The Naked Prey is based on an original story by John Colter which is set in the American West. Nevertheless, he manages to stay a few steps ahead of the warriors and eventually emerges victorious. The unbearable heat also lowers his chances of survival. He kills a few of the warriors but more appear and then he becomes an attractive target for different predators. The rest of the film follows closely Wilde's struggle to stay alive. Three white survivors are taken captive and used to entertain a powerful local chief - one is tied near an angry cobra and another is covered with clay and roasted, while Wilde is stripped of his clothes and set loose in the nearby bushes where a group of black warriors begin hunting him. Later on, the hunters are ambushed and the majority of them killed. They are approached by tribesmen that request small gifts before they pass through their land, but the man that has organized the hunt (Gert Van Der Berg) recklessly humiliates them. Olympic team in 1936 to pursue an acting career - is the leader of a group of safari hunters who are somewhere deep inside West Africa. #The naked prey professional#Region-A "locked".Ĭornel Wilde - a former professional fencer who exited the U.S. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. The release also arrives with an illustrated booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, vintage interview with Cornel Wilde, and technical credits. ![]() The supplemental features on the release include an original trailer for the film audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince the original soundtrack for the film recorded reading of "John Colter's Escape" by actor Paul Giamatti and more. Svet Atanasov, September 12, 2018Ĭornel Wilde's "The Naked Prey" (1965) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. ![]()
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