# Help Me Find This Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 18, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449 "2022-10-18T17:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/1 "2022-10-18T17:13:38Z")
I watched in the early 70’s with my cousin on TV but it must have been older. It was about a British officer in Africa that was captured by the native African tribesmen and forced to run for his life to the next British fort while they hunted him. I thought that it was Zulu, but I watched that and was disappointed that it wasn’t the movie. But the style was much the same. I recall that there was very little dialog but lots of action and that we were captivated by it. Any thoughts on what I may be remembering? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/2 "2022-10-18T17:17:47Z")
The Gods Must Be Crazy? Probably not, but I wanted to toss it out there to sure. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/3 "2022-10-18T17:18:48Z")
[_The Naked Prey (1965_)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060736/) starring Cornel Willde. One of my favorite movies. I’d watch it whenever it was shown on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/4 "2022-10-18T17:21:48Z")
It is such a good idea, it gets redone or homaged almost as much as A Christmas Carol. Even Gilligan’s Island has an episode based on it! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/5 "2022-10-18T18:02:29Z")
I knew that I could count on you guys! Thanks! And yes, this was also done in Apocalypto and I loved it there as well. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/6 "2022-10-21T13:11:00Z")
So I bought a copy on Amazon, its a great movie and now I remember why. The fun part is that since the Africans are speaking in some unknown to me language without subtitles you get to make up your own lines. I now remember doing just that with my cousin when we were 12. This is going to be great fun to watch while drinking with buddies! ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/7 "2022-10-23T13:11:52Z")
> **[Too Late the Hero (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Late_the_Hero_(film))** > > Too Late the Hero is a 1970 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen and Harry Andrews. > In the 1942 Pacific Theater of World War II, Lieutenant Sam Lawson, USN, is a Japanese-language interpreter who — so far — has avoided combat. His commanding officer, Captain John G. Nolan, unexpectedly cancels his leave and informs Lawson that he is to be assigned to a British infantry commando unit in the New Hebrides Islands for a combat mission. > ... I thought at first you all were talking about this ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/8 "2022-10-23T19:19:36Z")
A real-life example happened to [John Colter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Colter#Colter's_Run) in 1809. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/9 "2022-10-23T19:24:07Z")
Just watched on YouTube, good movie. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/10 "2022-10-23T19:39:38Z")
Nice cite. Interesting guy. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-movie/973449/11 "2022-10-23T20:24:50Z")
And thank you for leading me to The Naked Prey!..just watched only selected clips but seems like a very cool movie!