Satan's Harvest Explained

Satan's Harvest
Director:George Montgomery
Producer:Hyman Kirstein
Music:Roy Martin
Cinematography:Roderick Stewart
Editing:Harry Hughes
Distributor:Killarney Films
Runtime:88 minutes
Country:South Africa
Language:English

Satan's Harvest is a 1970 South African thriller[1] /adventure film directed by George Montgomery who also starred along with Tippi Hedren and singer Matt Monro.[2] [3]

Plot

After inheriting a farm in South Africa, Cutter Murdock, an American private detective, travels there to claim his inheritance and almost immediately finds himself in danger. Following an attempted assassination while leaving the plane at Jan Smuts Airport (the person behind him is shot dead) and a further attempt on his life when his chauffeur and car are blown in an explosion.

Members of an interloper family who were excluded from Murdock’s uncle’s want Murdock’s farm as it is a heroin and marijuana "goldmine".

Cast

Soundtrack

"Two People" composed by Don Black & Denis King, sung by Matt Monro. Other music in the film is by Roy Martin.

Production

The film was shot on location in Johannesburg[4] and Zimbabwe[5] [6] [7] in 1969.[8] [9]

Tippi Hedren started The Roar Foundation after working on the film.[10] [11] [12]

Reception

The film has been described as "a surprisingly good jungleflick",[13] a "dreary film about drug trafficking in Africa",[14] and a "forgettable film" by Cosmopolitan,[15] while Leonard Maltin sums up his assessment of the film as follows: "Colourful scenery, tepid story."[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-15 . Liked 'Tiger King'? Try the movie 'Roar,' now streaming . 2023-12-06 . Chicago Tribune.
  2. News: . George Montgomery . The Times . London . 15 December 2000 . 25 .
  3. Book: Publishing, R. R. Bowker . Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2001 . 2003 . R. R. Bowker LLC . 978-0-8352-4422-0 . en.
  4. "Satan's Harvest Reviews", tvguide.com.
  5. Brody . Richard . 2020-04-22 . Noel Marshall's "Roar": Humans Were Harmed in the Making of This Film . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-12-06 . 0028-792X.
  6. Web site: Tam . Adrienne . 2023-01-13 . Tippi Hedren lived with wild animals for over a decade. It led to the most dangerous film ever made. . 2023-12-06 . Mamamia . en-AU.
  7. News: Lewis . Interview by Roz . 2023-12-06 . My hols: Tippi Hedren . . en . 2023-12-06 . 0140-0460.
  8. Web site: Pyun . Jeanie . 2013-08-01 . The Hollywood Pet Set: 12 A-Listers With Their Animal Companions . 2023-12-06 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  9. News: Robey . Tim . 2020-04-18 . The story behind Roar, the insanely dangerous film that makes Tiger King look tame . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2023-12-06 . 0307-1235.
  10. "Tippi Hedren's journey from 'The Birds' to exotic cats", After Ellen, 12 October 2010.
  11. Book: California . 1985 . New West Communications Corporation . en.
  12. Web site: 2020-03-27 . Before Tiger King, Tippi Hedren was the Tiger Queen of Hollywood . 2023-12-06 . W Magazine . en.
  13. Book: Weisser, Thomas . Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977 . 2014-03-11 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-1169-3 . en.
  14. Book: Leamer, Laurence . Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession . 2023-10-10 . Penguin . 978-0-593-54298-9 . en.
  15. Book: Brown, Helen Gurley . Cosmopolitan . 1985 . Hearst Corporation . en.
  16. Book: Maltin, Leonard . Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide . 2013-09-03 . Penguin . 978-1-101-60955-2 . en.

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