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Fake africa expert merriwether bob hope on a secret government mission in africa, with spy luba anita ekberg and a modest elephant, in call me bwana, 1963. Call me bwana 1963 watch on epix or streaming online. Full movie online free a returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in africa where a littleknown. Call me bwana is a 1963 technicolor farce film starring bob hope and anita ekberg, and directed by gordon douglas. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Washington orders the great african authority matthew merriwether bob hope an utter fraud and authority only on feminine pulchritude to go find it. Largely set in africa, it is the only film made by eon productions not about the fictional mi6 agent james bond and was made by most of the same crew as dr. Watch call me bwana 1963 full movie online free on. As a film, call me bwana appears to have been fully conceived during postproduction. Popcorn bob hope call me bwana united artists up 1023 uk 1963 safari jungle dancer film theme. Call me bwana is a comedy film directed by gordon douglas, released on june 14 of 1963 in the usa.
Call me bwana 1963 gordon douglas related allmovie. Washington sends matthew merriwether to recover it, thinking he is an expert on the region, when in fact he is no such thing. Call me bwana is a 1963 farce film starring bob hope and anita ekberg, and directed by gordon douglas. This is a selection of films and television appearances by britishamerican comedian and actor bob hope. Popcorn bob hope call me bwana united artists up 1023. Although hope began his career in 1919 with a brief stint as a boxer, hope began his acting career in 1925 in various vaudeville acts and stage performances, before making his film debut in 1934 in the film short going spanish, 4 years later his feature debut would come in the big broadcast. Find similar and related movies for call me bwana 1963 gordon douglas on allmovie. Call me bwana manufactured on demand, widescreen, mono sound. If this late era bob hope comedy is remembered at all it is because a billboard for the film features in a key scene in from russia with love 1963. Part of mgms limited edition collection of dvdrs, manufacturedondemand discs, call me bwana gets a blah but adequate 16. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Call me bwana dvd movie video at cd universe, a returning moon capsule with vital information goes off course and lands in africa where the littleknown ekele tribesmen. Bogus africa expert merriwether bob hope arises, works with aide koba mark heath, and takes a visit from government men, early in call me bwana, 1963. Although a film s director of photography gets billing in the upperthird of the credits, the average moviegoer could no more name the person who shot top gun than he or she could identify.
Writer monty norman famous for the james bond theme. His name is mentioned before the ending titles in the film the first men in the moon, released in 2010. Call me bwana featuring bob hope and anita ekberg is streaming on epix. Largely set in africa, it is one of three films made by eon productions not about the fictional mi6 agent james bond and was made by most of the same crew as dr. Call me bwana manufactured on demand, widescreen, mono. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, funny and clever films with plots about chase, disorder, farce, hotel, catastrophe, nothing goes right and dialogue mostly in comedy genres. With bob hope, anita ekberg, edie adams, lionel jeffries. In this cornball bob hope vehicle, an african explorer teams up with a cia agent to find a space capsule that has crashed in the congo. But once they reach their destination they find that the tribe believe the. Reviewed in the united states on february 27, 2012.
Laugh along with this breezy comedy as bob hope heads for the african jungle where he finds himself on an outrageous safari with elephants, hippos, and. There are two main problems with this film, which has glimmers of, well, not greatness, but at least adequacy. Fake africa expert merriwether bob hope on a secret government mission in africa, with spy luba anita ekberg and a modest elephant, in call me bwana, 1963 view the tcmdb entry for call me bwana. Plan what youre going to watch tonight or this weekend with our amazon prime video content list. The trouble really begins when they find themselves joined. Further, soon after its release, a billboard for call me bwana was central to a pivotal, amusing scene in from russia with love. Call me bwana 1963, a film by gordon douglas theiapolis. Call me bwana 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Which was no coincidence since call me bwana was among the few nonjames bond films cubby broccoli and harry saltzman produced through their company eon. Largely set in africa, it is the first film made by eon productions not about the fictional mi6 agent james bond and was made by most of the same crew as dr.
Call me bwana resource learn about, share and discuss. Add call me bwana to your topic list for future reference or share this resource on social media. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of call me bwana with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. B side is a cornball sungspoken duet the flip side with edie adams from the film. The only movie harry saltzman and albert broccoli coproduced together outside of the bond universe is available on youtube. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Broccoli of james bond fame, this is the only nonbond film made by broccolis production company. Call me bwana, dvd, manufactured on demand, widescreen, mono sound, comedyclassic, 883904243656. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. Jan 11, 2015 in from russia with love james bond and his ally kerim bey visited villain krilencus hideout behind a giant billboard film poster on a brick wall for the 1963 film call me bwana a bob hope comedy with anita ekberg, produced by harry saltzman and albert r. Your full list of all upcoming marvel movies with key details. Call me bwana is a film directed by gordon douglas with bob hope, anita ekberg. Meanwhile a foreign power sends secret agent luba to try and get the capsule for themselves. With more than 4,000 titles available, you cant go wrong.
Call me bwana is a 1963 british technicolor farce film starring bob hope and anita ekberg, and directed by gordon douglas largely set in africa, it is the first film made by eon productions not about the fictional mi6 agent james bond and was made by most of the same crew as dr. Its poster is what krilencu crawls out of in from russia with love. Call me bwana anita ekberg 19312015 pictures cbs news. In this cornball bob hope vehicle, an african explorer teams up with a cia agent to find a space capsule that has crashed in the. Gordon douglas director of the movie call me bwana with cast bob hope, anita ekberg and edie adams. Paris holiday bob hope anita ekberg fernandel preston. Call me bwana 1963 a moon capsule containing important information accidentally lands in the possession of a remote african tribe, and the american government sends matt merriwether bob hope. Call me bwana is a 1963 british technicolor farce film starring bob hope and anita ekberg. Nate monaster, johanna hardwood, mort lachman, bill larkin. Broccoli where bey shot and killed krilencu with bonds sniper rifle as he was. A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in africa where a littleknown tribe find it. Watch or download call me bwana 1963 full movie online.
A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off course and lands in africa where the littleknown ekele tribesmen find it. This was the only nonjames bond film produced by eon productions, which explains the presence of so many bond veterans in the cast and crew, not to mention the presence of bwanas poster in a key scene in from russia with love. Laugh along with this breezy comedy as bob hope heads for the african jungle where he finds himself on an outrageous safari with elephants. From russia with love poster girl anita ekberg has passed. See the full list of call me bwana cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Call me bwana is a 1963 british technicolor farce film starring bob hope and anita ekberg, and directed by gordon douglas.
Its a comedy movie with a less than average imdb audience rating of 5. Oct 24, 2018 popcorn bob hope call me bwana united artists up 1023 uk 1963 safari jungle dancer film theme. Nov 19, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Bob hope and anita ekberg are starring, alongside edie adams, lionel jeffries, arnold palmer and percy herbert.
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