The Last Hunt
| The Last Hunt | |
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Produced by | Dore Schary |
| Written by | Milton Lott (novel) Richard Brooks |
| Starring | Robert Taylor Stewart Granger |
| Music by | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Editing by | Ben Lewis |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |  April 30, 1956 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,121,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,360,000[2] |
The Last Hunt is a 1956 MGM western film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Dore Schary. The screenplay was by Richard Brooks from a novel by Milton Lott. The music score was by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Russell Harlan.
The film stars Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger with Lloyd Nolan, Debra Paget and Russ Tamblyn.
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[edit] Background and production
The film was shot at the Badlands National Park and Custer State Park in South Dakota during the then-annual "thinning" of the buffalo herd. Actual footage of buffalo being shot and killed (by government marksmen) was used for the film. Harvey Lancaster of Custer was the main marksman for the filming. Brooks adapted the Milton Lott novel of the same name for the screenplay. The film was the first of only three westerns directed by Brooks, and was his first film following the critically acclaimed Blackboard Jungle (1955).
[edit] Plot
Sandy McKenzie (Stewart Granger) sets out on his last hunt with his long-time partner, the obsessive Charles Gilson (Robert Taylor). While McKenzie has grown tired of buffalo hunting, Gilson derives a pleasure from his "stands" – killing an entire herd of buffalo at one time. When Gilson chases down and kills an Indian raiding party, he takes an Indian woman and her child captive. The presence of the native woman causes tension and Gilson becomes increasingly paranoid and deranged, leading to a stand-off between the two former partners.
[edit] Trivia
The story takes place during the winter but was actually filmed during the scorching summer months in Custer State Park. When temperatures reached triple digits Stewart Granger, whose costume consisted of full winter clothing, passed out from heat exhaustion and the crew had to cut away his clothes to revive him.
Stewart Granger and director Richard Brooks were not fond of one another, especially after Richard Brooks married Granger's ex-wife, Jean Simmons.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Robert Taylor | Charles Gilson |
| Stewart Granger | Sandy McKenzie |
| Debra Paget | Indian Girl |
| Lloyd Nolan | Woodfoot |
| Russ Tamblyn | Jimmy |
| Constance Ford | Peg |
| Joe De Santis | Ed Black |
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