Underplayed Gems

The Call of the Jungle (1936)

The Call of the Jungle poster
Original title
Der Dschungel ruft
Directed by
Harry Piel
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man who lives in the wild like Tarzan must protect his home and the people he cares about. He uses his skills to outsmart outsiders who threaten his jungle life.

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What happens

The Call of the Jungle (German: Der Dschungel ruft) is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht, Erich Grave and Artur Günther. Location shooting took place on Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was based on a 1930 novel by Georg Mühlen-Schulte and features a hero in the style of Tarzan. The film premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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