![]() Eventually, he comes across an African village and camps nearby. The guide is able to find and eat a snail, an onion, a snake, and any type of food that comes his way in the wild. Over the course of the pursuit, several of the warriors fall, either killed by the guide or the ravenous wildlife. The guide flees, and some of them continue the pursuit. The Warriors, grief-stricken about their dead friend, argue about continuing the hunt. Afterwards, he takes the warrior's supplies and evades his captors. His pursuer throws a spear at him and misses, which the guide uses to kill his pursuer. ![]() The guide is ordered at the point of a spear to run he runs and once he passes the fallen arrow, he is chased by another warrior in waiting. He is stripped naked and then an arrow is fired into the air. The investor, who insulted the tribesmen, is tied up and placed in a ring of fire with an agitated venomous snake. Another is chased and killed by village women and children armed with sharpened sticks. ![]() Another victim has multiple leather and rope lashings used on him until dead. One man is covered in clay, which is allowed to harden, and he is slowly roasted alive by being dangled over a fire. During this conversation, a group of warriors from a local village discovers the poachers' camp, and armed only with spears, captures or kills the entire group of rifle-armed Europeans.ĭispatching the European captives Īfter a victory march of the Europeans to the African's home village, most are executed using various torture methods. The guide reminds him, "Everyone else only shot ivory-bearing elephants", to which the investor only laughs. The investor brags about killing so many more elephants than anyone else. Later on, the guide and investor are arguing about their elephant kills. No violent retribution immediately occurs, and the Europeans are allowed to walk past the warriors guarding their border. Animosity spreads across faces except for the investor. They are friendly, peaceful, smiling, and non-violent the guide demands that they be paid, but the expedition's investor ignores this advice, brushes the Africans aside, and physically knocks the tribal leader to the ground, who is barring his way. When the group comes to a local tribe's territory, some of the Africans require a toll to be paid for walking through their territory. In colonial era South Africa, a professional safari guide leads one haughty investor and his troop on an elephant hunt through the African veldt. Made on a scant budget of less than $700,000, the film was shot entirely on location in southern Africa. The film premiered at the 1965 San Sebastián International Film Festival, then was released in the United States on March 23, 1966. The acclaimed screenplay earned writers Clint Johnson and Don Peters an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The story is loosely based on the experiences of American explorer John Colter. ![]() Set in the South African veldt, the film's plot centers around a safari guide trying to survive in the veldt's harsh environment, while trying to avoid death at the hands of vengeful African warriors. The Naked Prey is a 1965 American adventure film produced and directed by Cornel Wilde, who also stars in the lead role. ![]()
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