Filming Hatari! in Africa was dangerous for the production team and actors. According to director Howard Hawks, all the animal captures in the picture were actually performed by the actors; no stuntmen or animal handlers were substituted on-screen. The rhino really did escape, and the actors really did have to recapture it – and Hawks included the sequence for its realism. Much of the action sequence audio had to be re-dubbed.
admin Introduction Hawks said Wayne admitted being scared during some of the action scenes, and “had the feeling with every swerve that the car was going to overturn as he hung…