Based on a true story, this film tells of an expedition into the Amazon jungle to find an archaeologist who had vanished three years previously. They run into a tribe of warlike headhunters, who are determined to add the expedition members' heads to their collection (in the real story, the archaeologist was found to have been murdered by a tribe of Brazilian headhunters).
George M. Dyott, Burnet Hershey, Harold Auten, Richard Mack
United States
Look, if you are looking for a slick Sunday night watch, just skip Savage Gold right now. You will probably hate how slow and creaky it feels. 🏜️ But if you love weird, dusty 1930s jungle movies that feel slightly dangerous and highly exploitative, this is a total goldmine. It is a bizarre mix of real documentary foo...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Look, if you are looking for a slick Sunday night watch, just skip Savage Gold right now. You will probably hate how slow and creaky it feels. 🏜️ But if you love weird, dusty 1930s jungle movies that feel slightly dangerous and highly exploitative, this is a total goldmine. It is a bizarre mix of real documentary footage and terrible, stiff acting. The story is supposidly real, based on commander George M. Dyott’s actual search for a lost explorer in the deep Amazon. He vanished three years p..."
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