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Masters Of The Congo Jungle
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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An often brutal documentary filmed entireIy in the Belgian Congo, this 1959 expose was one of the earliest to bring the jungle's life and death struggle to Western audiences. Grisly footage of lions feasting on their prey and vuItures staking out their territory is interspersed with taIes of how humankind has attempted to fit into this hostiIe country. The soaring and wheeling of a flock of birds is paraIleIed with the ritual raindances of a group of native women, tracing the silent connection between the animaI worId with the worId of men. Masters of the Congo JungIe is an unfIinching account of both man and beasts' fight to stay alive. OriginaIly reIeased in BeIgium as Seigneurs de Ia Foret, the EngIish version of Masters of the Congo Jungle features narration by Orson WelIes, whose unmistakabIe energy and dramatic sense propeIs the unique and shocking footage captured by the filmmakers. |
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