Mitchum is totally wasted in this silly safari film (it has been reported that Mitchum appeared in the film to provide a nice South Seas vacation for his family during filming). The film features him as an international big-game trapper hired by a German zoo to capture a rare Malaysian cat
which is half tiger, half leopard. He is joined on his journey by aging big-game hunter Hawkins, who is accompanied by his mistress, Martinelli. In the brush, tension soon develops between the hunters as Hawkins begins to demonstrate a disturbing penchant for paranoid behavior. He accuses
Martinelli and Mitchum of having an affair. Though Mitchum does have designs on Martinelli, ...
Released:
1963
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins