Cannibal Attack (1954)

Directed by

Lee Sholem

Genre

adventure film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Johnny Weissmuller plays himself as he fights a group of looters who are stealing cobalt shipments. The jungle action unfolds without any actual cannibals appearing.

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What happens

Cannibal Attack is a 1954 American adventure film, the fourteenth film in a series of jungle-based adventures from Columbia Pictures starring Johnny Weissmuller, the first thirteen of which feature the comic strip character Jungle Jim. It is the first of three films featuring Weismuller as an idealized version of himself, clearly based on the Jungle Jim character. The film also features Judy Walsh. It was directed by Lee Sholem and written by Carroll Young. Filmed at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, there are no cannibals in the film The story follows the character Weissmuller battling cannibal looters trying to steal shipments of cobalt. It was theatrically released in North American cinemas in November 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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