Call Me Bwana
Hope was never lovelier... Ekberg was never funnier!
1963 | 102m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
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| Writer: | Nate Monaster, Johanna Harwood, Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin |
| Staring: |
| A returning moon capsule goes off course and lands in Africa where a little-known tribe finds it. Washington sends Matthew Merriwether to recover it—thinking he's an expert on the region—when in fact he's no such thing. However, a foreign power sends Secret Agent Luba to try and acquire the capsule for itself and, when Matthew and Luba reach their destination, they find that the tribe believes the capsule to be sacred and won't give it up. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 1963 |
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| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
| Writer: | Nate Monaster, Johanna Harwood, Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | africa |
| Production Companies | EON Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Matt |
| Anita Ekberg | Luba |
| Edie Adams | Frederica |
| Lionel Jeffries | Ezra |
| Percy Herbert | First Henchman |
| Paul Carpenter | Col. Spencer |
| Orlando Martins | Chief |
| Al Mulock | Second Henchman |
| Bari Jonson | Uta |
| Peter Dyneley | Williams |
| Mai Ling | Hyacinth |
| Mark Heath | Koba |
| Robert Nichols | American Major |
| Neville Monroe | Reporter |
| Michael Moyer | Reporter |
| Richard Burrell | Reporter |
| Robert Arden | 1st C.I.A. Man |
| Kevin Scott | 2nd C.I.A. Man |
| Arnold Palmer | Arnold Palmer |
| Hyma Beckley | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ilario Bisi-Pedro | First porter (uncredited) |
| Patrick Halpin | American Officer at Briefing (uncredited) |
| Miles Malleson | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| Nosher Powell | Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Price | Student at Luba's Lecture (uncredited) |
| Nikki Van der Zyl | Luba (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Douglas | Director |
| Nate Monaster | Screenplay |
| Johanna Harwood | Screenplay |
| Mort Lachman | Screenplay |
| Bill Larkin | Screenplay |
| Peter Russell | Set Dresser |
| Syd Cain | Art Direction |
| Kay Rawlings | Continuity |
| Henry Geddes | Second Unit Director |
| Bluey Hill | Second Unit Director |
| Clive Reed | Assistant Director |
| John Winbolt | Camera Operator |
| Bill Daniels | Sound Recordist |
| Eileen Warwick | Hairstylist |
| Anne Box | Hairstylist |
| John Graysmark | Assistant Art Director |
| Maurice Binder | Main Title Designer |
| John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Basil Newall | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Ted Moore | Director of Photography |
| Peter R. Hunt | Editor |
| John Stears | Special Effects |
| Muir Mathieson | Original Music Composer |
| Monty Norman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert R. Broccoli | Producer |
| Stanley Sopel | Associate Producer |
| Harry Saltzman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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