Bwana Devil
4.6
“The world's FIRST FEATURE LENGTH motion picture in Natural Vision 3 Dimension—A lion in your lap! A lover in your arms!”
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
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Cast
8 people
Robert Stack
Bob Hayward
Known for
Hercules
Airplane!
Barbara Britton
Alice Hayward
Known for
I Shot Jesse James
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Angus McLean
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Ramsay Hill
Major Parkhurst
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Dishonored
Paul McVey
Commissioner
Known for
Shane
Force of Evil
Hope Miller
Portuguese girl
Also in
Cry Murder
John Dodsworth
Sir William Drayton
Known for
The Mole People
Patrick O'Moore
Ballinger
Known for
The Mechanic
Sahara
Arch Oboler Director · John Hoffman Editor
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $323K · United States release August 22, 1952
Box office
Budget
$323,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
15.5×
Production
Oboler
Production
United Artists
Production
Gulu Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 22, 1952
Theatrical
Australia
May 15, 1953 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 15, 1953 · Theatrical
Finland
July 30, 1954 · Theatrical
France
April 22, 1953 · Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 1953 · Theatrical
Japan
May 27, 1953 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 2, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 2, 1953 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 20, 1953 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 9, 1953 · Theatrical
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