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Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
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Did you know
- TriviaRichard Johnson 's scenes were all shot in a cave interior in Italy. The shot of him standing atop a waterfall was done with director Sergio Martino wearing a wig.
- GoofsWhile on the boat ride to see Father Jonathan, several animals are shown including two orangutans. Orangutans live in Indonesia and Malaysia, not Africa.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Great Alligator (1985)
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excellent jungle splatter film from the talented Sergio Martino
Obviously a stylized foreign film like this would fly right over the heads of American audiences.
The late Claudio Cassinelli stars as a photographer who (with his girlfriend Barbara Bach - wife of Ringo Starr) helps to combat a giant alligator god "Kruna" from destroying a multi-million dollar tourist trap (in more ways than one) in Africa somewhere. Of course their exploits are further complicated when the local tribesmen decide to go on a violent killing spree and slaughter nearly all the annoying tourists. (yay!) Mel Ferrer (Audrey Hepburn's hubby) also stars as the greedy landlord of the resort, who lives just long enough to see his dreams of wealth and high society burning to the ground.
I really loved this movie; excellent Stelvio Cipriani 70's jungle music and some cutting-edge Giancarlo Ferrando camerawork gave this a uniquely cruel and menacing atmosphere. The alligator is great looking and the death scenes are done with great skill and panache. Great cast too, with small parts played by Bobby Rhodes, Richard Johnson, and Romano Puppo. Would have been Sergio Martino's best film if not for 2019 - After the Fall of New York. Not to mention an extremely high bodycount and a slick script co-written by George Eastman (!), Ernesto Gastaldi, Cesare Frugoni, and several others.
Martino went on to ruin his career with such turkeys as Mani di Pietra (HANDS OF STEEL) and CASABLANCA EXPRESS.
BTW - at one point the characters do express surprise that Kruna is an alligator, not a crocodile thank you very much.
Highly recommended.
The late Claudio Cassinelli stars as a photographer who (with his girlfriend Barbara Bach - wife of Ringo Starr) helps to combat a giant alligator god "Kruna" from destroying a multi-million dollar tourist trap (in more ways than one) in Africa somewhere. Of course their exploits are further complicated when the local tribesmen decide to go on a violent killing spree and slaughter nearly all the annoying tourists. (yay!) Mel Ferrer (Audrey Hepburn's hubby) also stars as the greedy landlord of the resort, who lives just long enough to see his dreams of wealth and high society burning to the ground.
I really loved this movie; excellent Stelvio Cipriani 70's jungle music and some cutting-edge Giancarlo Ferrando camerawork gave this a uniquely cruel and menacing atmosphere. The alligator is great looking and the death scenes are done with great skill and panache. Great cast too, with small parts played by Bobby Rhodes, Richard Johnson, and Romano Puppo. Would have been Sergio Martino's best film if not for 2019 - After the Fall of New York. Not to mention an extremely high bodycount and a slick script co-written by George Eastman (!), Ernesto Gastaldi, Cesare Frugoni, and several others.
Martino went on to ruin his career with such turkeys as Mani di Pietra (HANDS OF STEEL) and CASABLANCA EXPRESS.
BTW - at one point the characters do express surprise that Kruna is an alligator, not a crocodile thank you very much.
Highly recommended.
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- Aylmer
- Jan 19, 2000
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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