The Call of the Jungle
| The Call of the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | Harry Piel |
| Written by | Georg Mühlen-Schulte |
| Based on | Die Buschhexe by Georg Mühlen-Schulte |
| Produced by | Harry Piel |
| Starring | Harry Piel Paul Henckels Ursula Grabley Gerda Maurus |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer Hans Karl Gottschalk Károly Vass |
| Edited by | Hildegard Grebner |
| Music by | Fritz Wenneis |
Production company | Ariel-Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Call of the Jungle (German: Der Dschungel ruft) is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Karl Vollbrecht, Erich Grave and Artur Günther. Location shooting took place on Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was based on a 1930 novel by Georg Mühlen-Schulte and features a hero in the style of Tarzan. The film premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo.