Hatari!

Hatari!
Original movie poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed byHoward Hawks
Screenplay byLeigh Brackett
Story byHarry Kurnitz
Produced byHoward Hawks
Paul Helmick (associate)
StarringJohn Wayne
Hardy Krüger
Elsa Martinelli
Red Buttons
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Edited byStuart Gilmore
Music byHenry Mancini
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 29, 1962 (1962-05-29)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12,923,077[1]

Hatari! (pronounced [hɑtɑri], Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American adventure romantic comedy film starring John Wayne as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Africa.[2] Directed by Howard Hawks, it was shot in Technicolor and filmed on location in northern Tanganyika (in what is now Tanzania). The film includes dramatic wildlife chases and the scenic backdrop of Mount Meru, a dormant volcano.

At the 35th Academy Awards, Russell Harlan was nominated for Best Color Cinematography for his work on Hatari!, but the award went to Freddie Young for his work on Lawrence of Arabia.

  1. ^ Box Office Information for Hatari! The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Todd. Howard Hawks: the grey fox of Hollywood, New York, Grove Press, 1997, pg 572, ISBN 978-0-8021-1598-0