The Bridge in the Jungle (1971): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1971, The Bridge in the Jungle is an abenteuer film directed by Pancho Kohner, running about 87 minutes.

What it’s about. Gale (Charles Robinson) is an idealistic and naive young hunter who ignores warnings that no one can survive for long in the jungles of Mexico except the native Indians. He tries to hunt crocodiles but becomes delirious, disoriented and nears death. Sleigh (John Huston) is a veteran hunter living among the natives who rescues Gale just in time. As he recovers in the Indian village, Gale listens to Sleigh's denunciation of the evils of modern society (ie. money, greed and oil). Later on, a former native of the village returns from the oil fields of Texas and presents his young brother with a pair of cowboy boots. Proudly wearing his new boots, the boy falls off the wooden bridge into the river and drowns as the boots, symbolic shackles of civilization, fill up with water and pull him beneath the surface. Sleigh and Gale observe the Indians as they recover the body and stage an elaborate funeral for the dead boy

Who’s in it. The Bridge in the Jungle stars John Huston as Sleigh, Charles Robinson as Gales, Katy Jurado as Angela / The Witch and Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet as Carmelita (as Elisabeth Chauvet), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, The Bridge in the Jungle has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Bridge in the Jungle page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Bridge in the Jungle tend to enjoy Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception, Interstellar and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.