Hatari (1962)

Hatari: Directed by Howard Hawks. With John Wayne, Hardy Krüger, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons. A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.

“Since I recently spent two weeks in Tanzania, I wanted to add some information to the reviews that have already been posted. These comments are mostly related to geography. The film credits state that it was shot in Tanganyika. Tanganyika joined with the island of Zanzibar in 1964, the year after Zanzibar gained independence, and adopted the name Tanzania. So, we can now say that u0026quot;Hatari!u0026quot; was filmed in Tanzania. In the opening rhino chase, the vast, stream intersected plain with the lush green hills in the back ground is most probably in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro Crater is the floor of a huge, collapsed volcano. The inside of the crater is approximately 10 by 16 kilometers and is surrounded by the remnants of the crater which are 600 meters high. After the accident John Wayneu0026#39;s character radios u0026quot;Arusha Controlu0026quot;. He mentions that it will take 5 hours to u0026quot;get out of this crateru0026quot; and drive to Arusha. Arusha is also in Tanzania. The Arusha Clock Tower is visible at least twice in the u0026quot;chase sceneu0026quot; near the end of the film, confirming that filming was indeed done in Arusha. Snow capped Mount Kilmanjaro is visible in the distance at 41 minutes into the film as u0026quot;the Frenchmanu0026quot; walks into the compound. The next time we see a shot in that direction, Kili is hidden by clouds. It is perhaps interesting to note that the Maisii in Northern Tanzania now wear u0026quot;Maasai blanketsu0026quot; that are factory made. In u0026quot;Hatari!u0026quot; they are wearing ocher colored cloth. There is some Swahili spoken in the film. u0026quot;Hatari!u0026quot; is a great film to look at either before or after a trip to Northern Tanzania.”