Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Tanganyika (1954)

Tanganyika poster
Directed by
André de Toth
Genre
historical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1900s East Africa, a man leads an expedition to capture a dangerous fugitive while dealing with local obstacles and a determined woman. The group faces dangers from the wild and from human treachery.

adventurousbriskclassicsun-bakedruggedtenseearnest

What happens

Tanganyika is a 1954 American Technicolor action adventure film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Van Heflin, Ruth Roman and Howard Duff. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?