Harry Black and the Tiger

"Man Against Beast! Woman Against Man!"

1958 1h 47m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 10

ActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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In the mysterious jungle of India, Harry Black, a skilled hunter, hunts a dangerous tiger which attacked. This tiger has already claimed hundreds of victims. While recovering from his wounds will review the most important moments of his life.

“Man Against Beast! Woman Against Man!”

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Cast

Stewart Granger
Harry Black
Barbara Rush
Christian Tanner
Anthony Steel
Desmond Tanner
I.S. Johar
Bapu
Martin Stephens
Michael Tanner
Frank Olegario
Dr. Chowdhury
Kamala Devi
Nurse Somola
John Helier
German Sergeant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hugo Fregonese
Writers: Sydney Boehm
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hugo Fregonese, shot by John Wilcox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Reginald Beck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Stewart Granger and Barbara Rush and Anthony Steel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Man Against Beast! Woman Against Man!".

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The take

Hugo Fregonese directs. John Wilcox behind the camera. Clifton Parker scores. Reginald Beck cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hugo Fregonese, shot by John Wilcox. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Clifton Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Reginald Beck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stewart Granger and Barbara Rush and Anthony Steel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Man Against Beast! Woman Against Man!".
9IMDB entry: tt0051702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Wilcox
Original score: Clifton Parker
Editing: Reginald Beck
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Harry Black and the Tiger (1958)

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CinemaSerf2022-11-15
★ 6/10
When a tiger takes a penchant for snacking on the locals, it falls to the intrepid "Harry Black" (Stewart Granger) and his sidekick "Bapu" (I. S. Johar) to stop it in it's tracks. Now were that to have been the thrust of the film then it could have been quite a decent adventure movie. As it is, though, it is really only a guise for a rather tepid melodrama that revolves around him and "Christian" (Barbara Rush). She is married to the high-flying "Desmond" (Anthony Steel) and have a young lad "Michael" (Martin Stephens). As the yarn develops, we discover that they have some history and the tin-legged "Black" is turning, increasingly, to the bottle to deal with his frustrations given that she is married to another. Luckily, the tiger is still munching away with impunity and when the young boy might be it's latest meal, there must be renewed focus! Barbara Rush just reminded me of Jean Simmonds the whole time, the young lad was seriously annoying and Steel features only sparingly in what is really just a vehicle for Granger to offer us something of his "Allan Quartermain" from 1950 - when he was on both better form and in better shape. Lots of rather obvious greenscreen - especially when they are driving - and some jungle scenes were you can almost see the cue dots on the studio floor don't help this much, either. Though it is my kind of film, and Granger does have charisma in spades, this is a rather lacklustre romance masquerading as an action film that need only be watched the once, and left me completely in agreement with the tiger!

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