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The Most Dangerous Game

Based On the book by Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, and starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray and Leslie Banks. The movie is an adaptation of the 1924 short story of the same name by Richard Connell; it is the first film version of the story. In the United Kingdom, the film was released as The Hounds of Zaroff. The film was shot on the same jungle sets later used for King Kong, with many of the same production staff, including producer Merian C. Cooper, who directed King Kong with Schoedsack.

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Release date:
September 16, 1932
Cast:
Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson
Genre:
Horror, Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English

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Book vs Film

Cover of The Most Dangerous Game
The Book · 1924

The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell

★ 3.9 / 5 22 ratings · Open Library
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The Film · 1932

The Most Dangerous Game

Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack

★ 7.0 / 10 15,556 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 8 years after publication.

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