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Bwana Devil is a american film of genre Drama directed by Arch Oboler released in USA on 22 august 1952 with Robert Stack
Bwana Devil (1952)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 22 august 1952
Length 1h19
Directed by Arch Oboler
OriginUSA
Themes Films set in Africa
Rating46%
Bwana Devil is a 1952 U.S. adventure film based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters and filmed with the Natural Vision 3-D system. The film is notable for sparking the first 3-D film craze in the motion picture industry, as well as for being the first 3-D film in color and the first 3-D sound feature in English. Bwana Devil was written, directed and produced by Arch Oboler and stars Robert Stack, Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce.
The advertising tagline was: The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!
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The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are Jack Hayward and Dr. Angus Ross. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Hayward desperately attempts to overcome the situation, but the slaughter continues.Actors
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