| The Naked Jungle | |
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 1960 reissue film poster | |
| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Screenplay by | Ranald MacDougall Ben Maddow Philip Yordan |
| Based on | Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson |
| Produced by | George Pal |
| Starring | Eleanor Parker Charlton Heston Abraham Sofaer William Conrad |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Everett Douglas |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.3 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] |
The Naked Jungle is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Brazilian cocoa plantation, it was based on the 1937 short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson.[2]
- ^ "1954 Boxoffice Champs". Variety. January 5, 1955. p. 59. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (April 3, 1954). "The Screen: Three Films Arrive". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2013.