Bwana Devil

Release Date: Nov 30, 1952
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Bwana Devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters. It was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler and is considered to be the first American feature-length 3-D film in color. It is notable for sparking the first 3-D boom in the U.S. motion picture industry. It stars Robert Stack, Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce. The film's tagline was: The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms! The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are Jack Hayward and Dr. Angus Ross. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Hayward desperately attempts to overcome the situation, but the slaughter continues. Britain sends three big-game hunters to kill the lions. With them comes Jack's wife. After the game hunters are killed...

Bwana Devil Information

Release Date

: Nov 30, 1952

Runtime

: 79 min

Language

: English Language

Movie Budget

: 400,000

Bwana Devil Cast & Crew

All Cast & Crew

Bwana Devil Director

  1. Arch Oboler
    Director

Bwana Devil Writers

  1. Arch Oboler
    Writer

Bwana Devil Actors

  1. Robert Stack
  2. Barbara Britton
  3. Nigel Bruce
  4. Paul McVey
  5. Hope Miller

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