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Bring 'Em Back Alive
5.2 / 10• 1932• 1h 4m•NR• English
AdventureDocumentary
Storyline
American animal trapper Frank Buck travels with Ali, his "number one boy," on an expedition into the Malayan jungle. From their jungle headquarters just north of Singapore, Frank, Ali and a team of native helpers roam the area from Northern Johore to Perak in search of interesting wild animals, reptiles and birds. Hoping to find a tiger, Buck captures a monitor lizard and a black leopard, while another black leopard narrowly escapes an encounter with a giant python and then battles a bigger and stronger tiger. After trapping a spotted leopard, Frank adopts a baby honey bear and a baby elephant. The team catches an orangutan, but the tiger eludes their camouflaged pit. Meanwhile, Frank visits the "bathing festival" of a local tribe and watches as tribesmen kill an intruding spotted leopard with blow darts. The tiger then meets an enormous regal python, who has just crushed a crocodile, and fights to a draw with it.
Cast & Crew
Frank Buck
Himself and narrator
LeadWhat People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clyde E. Elliott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bring 'Em Back Alive is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
