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White Witch Doctor
Sign in to save1953 Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway
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6.5Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite his misgivings about her suitability for Africa. They battle escaped gorillas, hostile natives, infected lion wounds, and hostile witch doctors to reach their destination and on the way, they fall in love. Will their contrasting interests doom their romance?
Released: 1953-07-0196 minDir: Henry HathawayAdventure, Horror
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Cast
- Susan Hayward as Ellen Burton
- Robert Mitchum as John 'Lonni' Douglas
- Walter Slezak as Huysman
- Mashood Ajala as Jacques
- Joseph C. Narcisse as Utembo
- Elzie Emanuel as Kapuka
Themes
- africa
- zaire
- big game hunter
- 1900s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Screenwriter
- Ivan Goff
- Cast member
- Everett Brown
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Producer
- Otto Lang
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Leon Shamroy
- Narrative location
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 295062
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- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- title
- White Witch Doctor
- film editor
- James B. Clark
- costume designer
- Dorothy Jeakins
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
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