Below the Sahara

May 30, 1953

1h 5m

★ 2.7

Overview

The photographic record of an African expedition led by producer-explorer Armand Denis and his (very) photogenic and camera-toting wife Michaela, who goes bird-riding at an ostrich farm. The expedition ranges from the central interior jungles and mountains to both coasts and as far south as Capetown, and ends with a gorilla hunt led by natives using 100-year-old muskets.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Armand Denis

Michaela Denis

Carr Hartley

Cheetah Trainer

Raymond Hook

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Below the Sahara

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