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Tanganyika (1954)

81 min · historical film

Popularity2.5/5
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

André de Toth

Cast

Van Heflin

The story

In 1903 in the British colonial region adjoining German East Africa (a portion of which was referenced as Tanganyika), tough American colonist John Gale is leading a safari to capture escaped murderer Abel McCracken, who is inciting the Nukumbi tribe and endangering Gale's holdings. En route, Gale rescues four survivors of a Nukumbi raid: Dan Harder (who is secretly McCracken's brother), former teacher Peggy and the two orphaned children of her brother who was killed in the raid. Gale hopes to stake a claim on a valuable piece of land.

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historical film

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