The Naked Jungle
The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Critics Sentiment
The massive army of soldier ants finally reaches Leiningen's plantation
Christopher discovers Joanna is a widow and rejects her as used goods
The film transforms from relationship melodrama to thrilling adventure when the Commissioner warns of approaching army ants, jumping from marital discord to life-or-death stakes.
Critics found The Naked Jungle an uneven but ultimately satisfying adventure that struggles through a slow first half focused on marital discord before transforming into a thrilling man-versus-nature spectacle. While many reviewers criticized Heston's unlikeable character and the film's soapy romantic elements, most praised the impressive ant sequences and found the final act genuinely suspenseful. The film succeeds as both a relationship drama and creature feature, though reviewers consistently noted it takes time to find its footing.
Full cast
Eleanor Parker
Joanna Leiningen
Charlton Heston
Christopher Leiningen
Abraham Sofaer
Incacha
William Conrad
Commissioner
Romo Vincent
Boat Captain
Douglas Fowley
Medicine Man
John Dierkes
Gruber
Leonard Strong
Kutina
Norma Calderón
Zala
Jerado Decordovier
Pilar Del Rey
Bernie Gozier
Leon Lontoc
John Mansfield
Rodd Redwing
Jack Reitzen
Carlos Rivero
Crew
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