Jungle Cat

1960 1h 9m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 24

DocumentaryFamily

Synopsis

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This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Winston Hibler
Narrateur

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Algar
Languages: English, Dutch

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Norman R. Palmer 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

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

James Algar directs. Norman R. Palmer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Dutch.
4Part of the "True-Life Adventures Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Norman R. Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt0053977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Norman R. Palmer
Runtime: 69 min · 1h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Jungle Cat (1960)

Part of

True-Life Adventures Collection

In 1940 Walt Disney got the idea for the first ever nature documentary True Life Adventures during animal studies for his upcoming film Bambi. Instead of imitating the natural through animation, he could just use what was already there. When the sun rises and light enters through the eyelids the body is triggered to begin its wake-up cycle, including the release of cortisol. By the time the light is at full brightness, sleepers wake up on their own. An alarm is not needed anymore.