1/6/2023 0 Comments The naked prey![]() ![]() ![]() Subscribe to the Stream On Demand weekly newsletter (your E-mail address will not be shared) and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. The Naked Prey (Criterion Collection) ĭon’t miss a single recommendation. Script, written by Clint Johnson and Don Peters, was nominated for an AcademyĪlso on Blu-ray and DVD and on SVOD through Amazon Video, iTunes, GooglePlay, Fandango, Vudu and/or other services. Wildlife footage of the animal food chain in action that the most tellingĭifference is the contrast in film grain. Wilde so effectively matches his beautifully-shot film with the Slaughter of elephants is as grotesque as any of the cruelties faced by the Notorious for the tortures unleashed upon the captured hunters for tribal sportĪnd spectacle, but contemporary audiences should beware that the blunt Matter-of-fact savagery of the African wilds, where his flight is just anotherĪnimal survival instinct in a predatory world. The tribal African dialogue, and sets it against the searing austerity and Strips the ordeal to the essentials, not even bothering with names (Wilde’sĬharacter is called simply “the Man” in the credits) or subtitles for Party for a special “honor”: he is sent off into the veldt, naked and Sure enough his flagrantĭisrespect is punished when they are capturedīy a disgruntled tribe but the guide is saved from the gruesome fate of the TheĮuropean, who proclaims his right to walk through tribal lands and slaughter elephantsįor ivory and for fun, has his eye on the slave trade. South Africa, the simple story begins with a bush guide (Cornel Wilde) leadingĪ safari for an arrogant European colonialist and his party. The Naked Prey (1966), Cornel Wilde’s take on the Most Dangerous Game survival drama, may not be the first but it’s arguably the definitive, most visceral and primal example of the genre.Īccount on the American frontier but shifted to 19 th century colonial ![]()
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