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Great Movie. Visually stunning. Sadly, this classic movie has never been put onto disc. I used to rent it digitally from the library but it has disappeared from there. I just needed my own copy at this point.
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This film is a poignant statement of the relentless decimation of indigenous peoples at the hands of "civilized" exploiters, captured through the clash between the native South American rainforest denizens known as the Niaruna tribe and a mélange of white missionaries determined to convert them, and ruthless outsiders bent on frightening them off their land to exploit its resources. At the center of this is a powerful cast, with Tom Berenger as a renegade Native American originally hired by the exploiters to drive out the Niaruna, but who ends up joining them and attempting to serve as an intermediary between the natives and the missionaries - a move which proves disastrous to both parties when Berenger becomes involved with a beautiful missionary (Daryl Hannah). Berenger and Hannah are expertly joined by veteran actress Kathy Bates in one of her most (literally) revealing roles, John Lithgow and Aiden Quinn. Shot with breathtaking grandeur on location in one of the most pristine areas of the world, APITFOTL should take its place on the playlist of anyone seeking a movie with substance, visual appeal, and enough dramatic impact to keep one glued to the screen with minimal breaks throughout its three-plus hour length.Read full review
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Superb Story Plot, and a wonderful cast!
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A fine, large budget movie filmed in the jungles of South America. Dealt with the competing interests of civilized intrusion into pristine jungles, and the primitive natives inhabiting the area. Spectacular scenes of a small aircraft flying in the mesas of Venezuela, including close ups of Angel Falls. Excellent cast, which included actual primitive natives in their environment. Actor Tom Beringer gave an outstanding performance.
Deals with some of the basic issues regarding the encroachment of the ever expanding social-economic system into native peoples territory. The scenery is beautiful, and the performance of the powerful script is done expertly by a spangled ensemble of top rated actors, including Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Tom Berenger, Tom Waits, Daryl Hanna, Aidan Quin, etc. This is one of the best movies, I have seen, a must see.
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