This 1953 movie was directed by John Huston. The screenplay was based on a novel and written by Truman Capote and Huston. It starred Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollabrigida, Jennifer Jones, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, and other unsavory characters. It's an 80 minute romp in black & white.
It's about some unscrupulous men trying to go to a place in East Africa to invest in (or steal) property which has uranium. They say in life it's not the destination, but the journey which is important. That's also true in this movie.
They back-stab, lie, (fake) laugh, manipulate and somehow move the show along toward their destination. There is love, hate, betrayal, lust for money, and some crazy people to keep it entertaining. I can't decide if it was meant to be a comedy or drama or some kind of ironic philosophical moral. I loved every bit of it.
I would love to say the "good guys" won, but in this story there don't appear to be any "good guys".
If you like classic movies, this is a good one. Enjoy!
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