The Naked Jungle

Play trailer

The Naked Jungle

1954

1h 35m

Adventure

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

88%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

59%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

Moved by lonely letters written to her brother by cocoa plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), New Orleans widow Joanna (Eleanor Parker) agrees to marry Christopher by proxy. Upon arriving at his South American plantation, Joanna clashes with the moody Christopher over his dismay about her previous marriage and the harshness of jungle life. The relationship appears doomed -- until a horde of attacking black ants forces the Leiningens to pull together.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Francois Truffaut

Arts (France)

05/06/2022

This plague ruins the hero of the film, but it also causes love to blossom between a very charming couple.

Go to Full Review

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

12/29/2015

Lively tale in which the characters are even more interesting than the adventure.

Go to Full Review

Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

03/14/2010

Das Kapital in the heart of darkness

Go to Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

06/20/2008

Director Byron Haskin treats this as A-list material.

Go to Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/19/2005

3/5

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

06/02/2005

4/5

Those blasted ants! Fill the moat! Pretty creepy critters here.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

05/08/2019

Starts off slow but picks up when the ants attack. Decent adventure tale.

See more

08/07/2017

The worst writing ever. Heston chewing the scenery as usual.

See more

02/01/2017

Part romance, part adventure -Naked Jungle is almost two movies in one, equally. Odd tale of a woman who marries a man she had never met; an arrogant plantation owner, plenty of non-English speaking natives - and ants. Lots and lots of ants.

See more

08/10/2015

First movie I have seen with the famous Charlton Heston and hubba hubba! <3 it!

See more

Frances H

04/03/2015

One of those great old flicks, the like of which they just don't make anymore with a great plot from that story we all had to read in high school English class, but with a serious romance thing added. Fun flick.

See more

11/19/2014

'If you knew more about music, than women, you'd know, a piano is better when its been played'... Domestic strife and soldier ants--Marabunta! - when ants come, the monkeys run... Eleanor Parker could elevate anything.. Look Out! Love and Adventure are Afoot!!

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Byron Haskin

Director

Eleanor Parker

Joanna Leiningen

Charlton Heston

Christopher Leiningen

Abraham Sofaer

Incacha

William Conrad

Commissioner

Romo Vincent

Boat Captain

Unconquered

86%

67%

Unconquered

Watchlist

Elephant Walk

60%

50%

Elephant Walk

Watchlist

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

100%

71%

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Watchlist

Mogambo

75%

55%

Mogambo

Watchlist

Garden of Evil

86%

49%

Garden of Evil

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Moved by lonely letters written to her brother by cocoa plantation owner Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), New Orleans widow Joanna (Eleanor Parker) agrees to marry Christopher by proxy. Upon arriving at his South American plantation, Joanna clashes with the moody Christopher over his dismay about her previous marriage and the harshness of jungle life. The relationship appears doomed -- until a horde of attacking black ants forces the Leiningens to pull together.

Director: Byron Haskin
Producer: George Pal
Screenwriter: Ranald MacDougall
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1954, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2014
Runtime: 1h 35m

Most Popular at Home Now