The Last Safari
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Written byJohn Gay
StarringKaz Garas
Distributed byParamount
Release date
November 1967
Running time
110 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office297,680 admissions (France)
1,095,900 admissions (Spain)[1]

The Last Safari is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway. It stars Kaz Garas and Stewart Granger.[2] It was based on the novel Gilligan's Last Elephant by Gerald Hanley.

Cast

Production

The film was the first of a four picture deal between Hathaway and Paramount.[3]

Kaz Garas was an actor under contract to Hal Wallis.[4]

The film involved five weeks location shooting in Kenya.[5][6]

Release

The Los Angeles Times called it "a most satisfying film of its kind".[7]

Stewart Granger later called this "my last real film... the worst film ever made in Africa!"[8]

References

  1. ^ Box office information for Stewart Granger films in France at Box Office Story
  2. ^ http://allmovie.com/work/the-last-safari-28376
  3. ^ Martin, B. (1966, Mar 05). Harris joins 'caprice' cast. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/155419073?accountid=13902
  4. ^ Martin, B. (1966, Nov 19). MOVIE CALL SHEET. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/155565221?accountid=13902
  5. ^ Thomas, K. (1966, Jun 11). Hathaway in mood to sound off. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/155488171?accountid=13902
  6. ^ Neely, D. (1967, Jan 16). Hathaway fed up with hefty extras. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/155669816?accountid=13902
  7. ^ Thomas, K. (1967, Nov 10). 'The last safari' in multiple screening. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/155893018?accountid=13902
  8. ^ Brian MacFarlane, An Autobiography of British Cinema, Methuen 1997 p 230

External links

Films directed by Henry Hathaway
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