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The Naked Jungle (1954)

★ 6.7Approved92 minDirector: Byron Haskin

1954 film by Byron Haskin

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Naked Jungle about?
The Naked Jungle (1954) — It's 1901. At 19, tough, stubborn Christopher Leiningen came to South America and built levees to claim thousands of acres of Rio Negro river land for a chocolate plantation. Now 34, with no knowledge of women, he recruits a mail-order bride in New Orleans. She's beautiful, indep
Is The Naked Jungle based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Naked Jungle scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.