Nor the Moon by Night

In Kenya , two brothers : Michael Craig , Patrick McGoohan compete for a beautiful woman : Belinda Lee and along the way ferocious dangers and astonising risks lurk in a wild game Park . Africa does strange things to a woman and to the men who desire her ! At this one moment all the terror of Africa surrounded her...The savage law of the jungle demanded a choice .. the man she was promised to.. or the brother she loved ! Nor the sun by day nor the moon by night could blind them to ecstasy of love .

Adventure/drama movie with nice performances , love stories , emotion , thrills and stunning scenario . This brilliant movie ablazes with action , entertainment , excitement and dangers such as the screen has never seen by that time. A cross-eyed savannah melodrama with a lot of wildlfe , in which a triangular romance takes place among James Craig-BelindaLee -Patrick McGoohan . The plot is light and simple as a young arrives in Africa and becomes involved with two loves . Trio of protagonists are pretty well , giving decent acting.

Special mention for the colorful cinematography by Harry Waxman , though a perfect remastering being really necessary . As well as evocative and intriguing musical score by James Bernard , Hammer's ordinary composer . The motion picture was professionally directed by Ken Annakin. This good filmmaker was a Brit craftsman who directed all kinds of genres with penchant for adventure genre , such as : The Sword and the Rose , Land of Fury , The story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Third Man on the mountain, The planter's wife , Paper Tiger , Pirate Movie , The Fifth Musketeer , The Swiss family Robinson, Those magnificent men in their flying machines , Those daring young men and their jaunty jalopies, Call of the Wild , among others . Rating : 6/10 , acceptable and passable romance/adventure film

An entertaining colonial yarn, largely shot on location in Kenya and South Africa, featuring quite convincing sequences of animal attacks. It's mainly to be treasured for its intimate colour photography of the breathtakingly beautiful Belinda Lee, who is featured in some steamy clinches with the ever dependable Michael Craig. The Rank Organisation, which had hitherto treated her as eye candy for the likes of Benny Hill, at last gave her the opportunity to show her considerable acting ability. It was such a tragedy that she subsequently left the UK in pursuit of an Italian prince and met an untimely end in a road accident only three years later.

Particularly when Belinda Lee is running about in the rain.Some outstanding exterior photography.However the plot has been recycled from other jungle films.Part of Ranks failed strategy to lure people back from their homes and new tv sets.

Caught this by accident on the TV and, despite having no previous knowledge of it and not being committed to watching it, I was drawn into it and found it very enjoyable. Patrick McGoohan is great as the lead as are the rest of the cast. The background of a game reserve is well presented and the story rattles along nicely and has enough twists to keep your interest. The film is also a treat for Land Rover lovers as they are featured extensively. This is one film that I think might warrant a remake as it has a lot of dark themes that it would be easier to explore today. We must be long overdue for a revival of jungle films that aren't self-consciously camp.

The REAL value of this movie is the location scenes of the Kruger National Park in 1958. The decade of the 1960s marked a period of transition for the Park and the 1970s saw the game reserve transformed into a modern day tourist mecca with all desired conveniences close at hand on site. Although not apparent at the time, the 1950s was to be the swan song of the authentic KNP experience.

As a result, this movie is well worth watching to see the old, original KNP... the one that existed for 70 years before the onslaught of mass tourism.

The movie itself is of interest for its fairly refreshing and realistic take on a plot simmering beneath the raw African sun.

The more imaginative reader might well draw parallels between "Nor the Moon by Night" and "Cabaret" (1972. Can't see the connection? Then (a) watch the movie again; (b) visit the Kruger National Park today!