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The Most Dangerous Game
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0089218627599
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Alpha Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
MPN: 6275
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Alpha Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 22, 2002
Running Time: 63 minutes
Studio: Alpha Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1932
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Editorial Review:
The Most Dangerous Game is a classic, one of the first talkies to get pictures moving after five very static years following the birth of sound. The plot finds resourceful hero Joel McCrea and heroine Fay Wray being hunted on the island of the insane Zaroff (Leslie Banks). One of the grandfathers of the summer blockbuster, the film's setup has been reworked many times since, notably in John Woo's Hard Target (1993). By modern standards it's technically primitive, though still gripping stuff, complete with the jungle set built as a test run for King Kong (1933) and graced by Max Steiner's prototype of all Hollywood action scores. --Gary S. Dalkin
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - landmark thriller classic
Filmed concurrently with "King Kong", THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (based on the award-winning short story by Richard Connell) was not the same huge box office smash when it originally opened, but the intervening years have been very kind to this outstanding thriller.
After surviving a deadly boat explosion, world-famous hunter and author Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) swims ashore to a mysterious island, where the lone occupant is Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks), an eccentric man who has taken ... Read More
Rating: - Old-fashioned Fun and Excitement
"There were four of us. The other two have disappeared." -- Fay Wray
This exciting early sound adventure has begun to receive the attention it deserves over the past couple of years. Filmed on the same sets designed for "King Kong" with that film shooting during the day and "The Most Dangerous Game" shooting after sundown it is a very handsome adventure tale with loads of entertainment value for classic film fans.
Richard Connell's stories were adapted for Cooper ... Read More
Rating:  - On the Hunt
Does being hunted sound good to you? The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, released in 1932 is a suspense horror story turned movie. This movie was about a man named Rainsford (Joel McCrea) stranded on an island where the owner named Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks) hunts humans. When the stranded man first gets to the island he finds a woman (Fay Wray) already there. She becomes his companion while they're being hunted. This movie in black and white didn't appeal to my taste as the characters ... Read More
Rating: - A great classic but there could be more!!!!!
The Most Dangerous Game was written by Richard Connell about 50 years before the movie. I liked it but my students wouldn't because it's in black and white and I wouldn't recommend colorization. I liked how it is almost faithful to the story. I don't remember a female lead role but in the movie, it does work to the story's advantage. I have students asking if Zaroff is gay. The dvd version could have been useful if it did feature the story and background information. Apart from that, the film is short ... Read More
Rating: - Great Classic!
You can read what the movie is about below...in High School I was going to do this piece for a speech competition and was really looking forward to watching it! IT WAS SUPERB! The story line was changed from the writing, at least the versions I have read! They have added another character that is not a necessity but it made the plot a little better I think! I was wanting to create a movie made out of this with another character and was visualizing how good it could be! Following the writing would ... Read More
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