The Pink Jungle

The Pink Jungle (1968)

Deep in the jungle they hunted the diamonds... the woman... and each other!

A famous fashion photographer is trapped in a remote South American country with a beautiful model and together with some unscrupulous characters, become involved in the search for a lost diamond mine.

Date of release
1968-10-16
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Director
Delbert Mann

Casting

Interesting facts

The Pink Jungle is a 1968 American adventure comedy film directed by Delbert Mann starring James Garner, Eva Renzi, George Kennedy and Nigel Green.

Production

The film was based on the novel Snake Water published in 1965. It was the second novel from Allan Williams. Reviewing it the New York Times said Williams "is a highly endowed practicioner[sic] in the art of make believe."

In January 1966 Universal bought the film rights and head of production Edward Muhl assigned Harry Keller to produce.

In June 1967 Universal announced James Garner would star in the film, which was now produced by Stan Marguilies. Delbert Mann was assigned to direct the film, then known as The Jolly Pink Jungle.

Filming began 17 July 1967. The film was shot near Pyramid Lake, close to Reno.

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