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The Fiercest Heart

  • 1961
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
84
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The Fiercest Heart (1961)
Adventure

Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers f... Read allTwo British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.

  • Director
    • George Sherman
  • Writers
    • Stuart Cloete
    • Edmund H. North
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • Juliet Prowse
    • Ken Scott
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    84
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Sherman
    • Writers
      • Stuart Cloete
      • Edmund H. North
    • Stars
      • Stuart Whitman
      • Juliet Prowse
      • Ken Scott
    • 3User reviews
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    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Steve Bates
    Juliet Prowse
    Juliet Prowse
    • Francina
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Harry Carter
    Raymond Massey
    Raymond Massey
    • Willem Prinsloo
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Tante Maria
    Rafer Johnson
    Rafer Johnson
    • Nzobe
    Michael David
    • Barent Beyer
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    • Hugo Baumon
    Rachel Stephens
    • Sarah
    Dennis Holmes
    Dennis Holmes
    • Peter
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Madrigo
    Alan Caillou
    Alan Caillou
    • Major Adrian
    William Kerwin
    • Bart
    Hari Rhodes
    Hari Rhodes
    • Hendrik
    Oscar Beregi Jr.
    Oscar Beregi Jr.
    • Klaas
    Katherine Henryk
    • Mrs. Adrian
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Boer
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    • Director
      • George Sherman
    • Writers
      • Stuart Cloete
      • Edmund H. North
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    6boblipton

    South African Western

    It's the 1830s in South Africa. Stuart Whitman and Ken Scott desert from the British army and take refuge with Raymond Massey as John Brown... I mean Willem Prinsloo, leader of the Boer Great Trek into the Transvaal. There they fight Indians... I mean Zulus, and fall in love with Juliet Prowse.

    This is pretty much an A Western, with the Boers substituted for Mormons, or perhaps folks on the Oregon Trail. Ellis W. Carter, who spent much of his career as cinematographer of movies like SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE, shoots some magnificent landscape, and director George Sherman lets you know that he was a fine director of westerns. With Geraldine Fitzgerald, Eduard Franz and Edward Platt.
    7searchanddestroy-1

    Not bad adventure yarn

    Don't expect to find here a sort of Henry King's UNTAMED or ZULU kind, even if this movie belongs to the South African epic tales list. It is especially a very rare movie which I found ONLY in f...pan and scan and black in white copy, I guess from a 16mm print. It's a South African western with good acting and directing from Georges Sherman,a Hollywood vet. Good time waster.

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Journey Into Danger (1961)
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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