Ah yes, British supremacy at its finest. To begin with, the film is chock full of beautiful cinematography, gorgeous locations and excellent acting. That aside, it is not a perfect film.

It begins with Christopher Plummer, playing Rudyard Kipling who wrote the short story this movie is based on, a quiet Free Mason working in his office located somewhere in India.

The impression I’ve gotten of how people think of Frank Capra is the American film industry’s answer to Norman Rockwell. A man who creates idealistic, sugar-coated, ‘aw shucks’ type of pictures that make you feel proud to be an American.

Hatari! Swahili for Danger! Is the fitting title for this stand-along genre picture shot in 1962 Tanzania, Howard Hawk’s follow up to Rio Bravo is the most underrated of he and star John Wayne’s work. Hawk’s production is an action-comedy.