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The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

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The Most Dangerous Game

"They saw the heads of hunted men in Zaroff's trophy room!"

1932

1h 3m

6.9(318 votes)

Thriller

Adventure

Horror

Action

Overview

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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RKO Radio Pictures

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Robert Rainsford

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Eve Trowbridge

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Count Zaroff

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Martin Trowbridge

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Ivan

Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Tartar

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Captain

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Tartar Servant

James Flavin

James Flavin

First Mate on Yacht (uncredited)

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Bill Woodman (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Irving Pichel
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by: James Ashmore Creelman

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