Naked Jungle

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Naked Jungle ★★★ 1954

Suspenseful, well-done jungle adventure of a plantation owner (Heston) in South America and his North American mail-order bride (Parker), who do battle with a deadly, miles-long siege of red army ants. Realistic and worth watching. Produced by George Pal, shot by Ernest Laszlo and based on the story “Leiningen vs. the Ants” by Carl Stephenson. 95m/C VHS, DVD . Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker, Abraham Sofaer, William Conrad; D: Byron Haskin; W: Philip Yordan; C: Ernest Laszlo.

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