The Call of the Jungle (German: Der Dschungel ruft) is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus.[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht, Erich Grave and Artur Günther. Location shooting took place on Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was based on a 1930 novel by Georg Mühlen-Schulte and features a hero in the style of Tarzan. The film premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo.
| The Call of the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | Harry Piel |
| Written by | Georg Mühlen-Schulte |
| Based on | Die Buschhexe by Georg Mühlen-Schulte |
| Produced by | Harry Piel |
| Starring | Harry Piel Paul Henckels Ursula Grabley Gerda Maurus |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer Hans Karl Gottschalk Károly Vass |
| Edited by | Hildegard Grebner |
| Music by | Fritz Wenneis |
Production company | Ariel-Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date | 16 January 1936 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
The wealthy American Dina Morris and her friends are travelling on a yacht on the Indian Ocean and land and head into the jungle where the encounter Bobby Roeder who lives there in harmony with the animals and the locals. He is attracted to Dana, despite his friendship with Rose, the daughter of a butterfly researcher who lives in the vicinity. Things her out of hand when William Edwards, a member of Dina's party begins shooting animals sacred to the locals.
Cast edit
- Harry Piel as Bobby Roeder
- Paul Henckels as Professor Helmer
- Ursula Grabley as Rose - seine Tochter
- Gerda Maurus as Dina Morris
- Alexander Golling as William Edwards, Jäger
- Philipp Manning as Banker Clark
- Ewald Wenck as Brown
- Anita Düwell as Elinor
- Emmy Wyda as Mrs. Joyce
- Thea Fischer as Mary Joyce, ihre Tochter
- Erik Ode as Charly Kelly
- Elisabeth Eygk as Maud
- Raimund Warta as Grace, Jagdbegleiter von Edwards
- Bruno Ziener as Rechtsanwalt Petterson
- Egon Brosig as Sir Timothy, Schmetterlingssammler
- Sophie Eschenbach as Kitty
- Friedrich Ettel as Kapitän
References edit
- ^ Reimer & Reimer p.227
Bibliography edit
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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