The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. Telling the story of an attack of army ants on a Brazilian cocoa plantation, it was based on the short story Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson.
Leiningen is cold and remote to her, rebuffing all her attempts to make friends with him. Shes beautiful, independent, and arrives ready to be his stalwart helpmate however, no one has told him shes a widow. He rejects her.As she awaits the boat to take her back to the United States, they learn that legions of army ants the Marabunta will strike in a few days time. Leiningen refuses to give up the home he fought so hard to create. Instead of evacuating, he resolves to make a stand against this indomitable natural predator. Joanna joins the fight to save the plantation their courage and his probable loss of all hes worked for crack his resolve to send her away. ........
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