Satan's Harvest

Satan's Harvest
Tippi Hedren in film
Directed byGeorge Montgomery
Written byGeorge Montgomery
Produced byHyman Kirstein
Starring
CinematographyRoderick Stewart
Edited byHarry Hughes
Music byRoy Martin
Distributed byKillarney Films
Release date
  • June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Soundtrack

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

Production

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Liked 'Tiger King'? Try the movie 'Roar,' now streaming". Chicago Tribune. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "George Montgomery". The Times. London. 15 December 2000. p. 25. ProQuest 318412095.
  3. ^ Publishing, R. R. Bowker (2003). Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2001. R. R. Bowker LLC. ISBN 978-0-8352-4422-0.
  4. ^ "Satan's Harvest Reviews", tvguide.com.
  5. ^ Brody, Richard (22 April 2020). "Noel Marshall's "Roar": Humans Were Harmed in the Making of This Film". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ Tam, Adrienne (13 January 2023). "Tippi Hedren lived with wild animals for over a decade. It led to the most dangerous film ever made". Mamamia. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Lewis, Interview by Roz (6 December 2023). "My hols: Tippi Hedren". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ^ Pyun, Jeanie (1 August 2013). "The Hollywood Pet Set: 12 A-Listers With Their Animal Companions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  9. ^ Robey, Tim (18 April 2020). "The story behind Roar, the insanely dangerous film that makes Tiger King look tame". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Tippi Hedren's journey from 'The Birds' to exotic cats", After Ellen, 12 October 2010.
  11. ^ California. New West Communications Corporation. 1985.
  12. ^ "Before Tiger King, Tippi Hedren was the Tiger Queen of Hollywood". W Magazine. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ^ Weisser, Thomas (11 March 2014). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1169-3.
  14. ^ Leamer, Laurence (10 October 2023). Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-593-54298-9.
  15. ^ Brown, Helen Gurley (1985). Cosmopolitan. Hearst Corporation.
  16. ^ Maltin, Leonard (3 September 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-60955-2.
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