Bwana devil torrent

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The thinnish story is built around some authentic African footage lensed by Oboler in Based on fact, the plot concerns two ferocious lions, whose man-eating propensities halted progress on the building of an East African railroad.

Robert Stack, Nigel Bruce and Barbara Britton appear in the dramatized sequences, which look like they were filmed for an entirely different movie. The main attraction of Bwana Devil, then and now, is its gimmicky 3-D photography, replete with thrown spears and leaping lions assaulting the camera.

Industry reaction to Bwana Devil resulted in the now-famous advertising blurb "What do you want? A good picture, or a lion in your lap?

Arch Oboler traveled to Africa in to make audio recordings of native peoples. While in Africa, Oboler met William D. Snyder, a 16mm cameraman with his own industrial filmmaking company in Fargo, North Dakota.

During their travels throughout Africa, Mr. Snyder shot the African footage that appears in Bwana Devil. Trivia Is the first American 3-D movie shot in color.

Quotes Dr. Connections Referenced in Meet Mr. Lucifer User reviews 14 Review. Top review. This film is worth seeing since it is a classic in the sense of being the very first full length film released in the process of three demention. It was not very good in its acting or story plot, but can be a great movie quiz question from an historical standpoint.

It should be seen in the 3 D process with polarized lenses. Details Edit. Release date November 30, United States. United States. The Lions of Gulu. Democratic Republic Of Congo. Arch Oboler Productions. Box office Edit.

Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 19 minutes. Related news. Mar 14 Trailers from Hell. Nov 27 Cinelinx. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.