Dir. Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack · Starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente · Music Max Steiner
“They saw the heads of hunted men in Zaroff's trophy room!”
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When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
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A chilling cat-and-mouse game unfolds on a remote island. This pre-code thriller masterfully builds suspense, pitting hunter against hunted in a primal struggle for survival. Expect primal fears and a grim, thrilling atmosphere.
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