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The Most Dangerous Game
Thriller · Adventure · Horror · 1932
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
Movie details
The Most Dangerous Game
“They saw the heads of hunted men in Zaroff's trophy room!”
1932 Thriller · Adventure · Horror 1h 3m
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TMDB
6.9 / 10
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When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Most Dangerous Game?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Irving Pichel · Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by
James Ashmore Creelman
Joel McCrea
Robert Rainsford
Fay Wray
Eve Trowbridge
Leslie Banks
Count Zaroff
Robert Armstrong
Martin Trowbridge
Noble Johnson
Ivan
Steve Clemente
Tartar
William B. Davidson
Captain
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“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.