The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
So, this is a strange juxtaposition. For the first half of the film, it seems to be about a man who refuses to accept his mail-order bride. So we think this is going to be a story where thy either learn to love each other or not. Charlton Heston is not particularly likable in this first half, as he is sent a beautiful woman who is ready to be his assistant and he is not the least bit thankful.
Then it switches to the plot described above. And it is interesting because his is really a drama. Maybe a touch of adventure, just because it's in the jungle. But this could easily have been a "creature feature" and it never goes in that direction. Somehow it avoids being a genre film even with such material.
So, this is a strange juxtaposition. For the first half of the film, it seems to be about a man who refuses to accept his mail-order bride. So we think this is going to be a story where thy either learn to love each other or not. Charlton Heston is not particularly likable in this first half, as he is sent a beautiful woman who is ready to be his assistant and he is not the least bit thankful.
Then it switches to the plot described above. And it is interesting because his is really a drama. Maybe a touch of adventure, just because it's in the jungle. But this could easily have been a "creature feature" and it never goes in that direction. Somehow it avoids being a genre film even with such material.