Safari 3000

"The race that drove Africa wild!"

1982 1h 32m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman Eddie and buys a wreck of a car from her last money. Eddie can help her to a new motor - by stealing it from the ruthless count Borgia, who from now on is their hardest and meanest competitor in the rallye.

“The race that drove Africa wild!”

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Cast

David Carradine
Eddie Miles
Stockard Channing
J.J. Dalton
Christopher Lee
Count Borgia
Hamilton Camp
Feodor
Ian Yule
Freddie Selkirk
Hugh Rouse
Brigadier Hawthorne
Mary Ann Berold
Victoria Hawthorne
Peter J. Elliott
Stewart Simmons

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry Hurwitz
Writers: Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner, Michael Harreschou
Languages: Afrikaans, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Afrikaans, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harry Hurwitz, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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David Carradine and Stockard Channing and Christopher Lee carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The race that drove Africa wild!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084625 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harry Hurwitz directs. Adam Greenberg behind the camera. Ernest Gold scores. Samuel E. Beetley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Afrikaans, English.

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Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Afrikaans, English.
3Directed by Harry Hurwitz, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ernest Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6David Carradine and Stockard Channing and Christopher Lee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The race that drove Africa wild!".
8IMDB entry: tt0084625 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.