Call Me Bwana
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

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1963
1h 42m
5.2(8 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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.

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EON Productions

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Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Bob Hope

Matt

Bob Hope
Acting

Anita Ekberg

Luba

Anita Ekberg
Acting

Edie Adams

Frederica

Edie Adams
Acting

Lionel Jeffries

Ezra

Lionel Jeffries
Acting

Percy Herbert

First Henchman

Percy Herbert
Acting

Paul Carpenter

Col. Spencer

Paul Carpenter
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Orlando Martins

Chief

Orlando Martins
Acting

Al Mulock

Second Henchman

Al Mulock
Acting

Bari Jonson

Uta

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Peter Dyneley

Williams

Peter Dyneley
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Mai Ling

Hyacinth

Mai Ling
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Mark Heath

Koba

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Robert Nichols

American Major

Robert Nichols
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Neville Monroe

Reporter

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Michael Moyer

Reporter

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Richard Burrell

Reporter

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Robert Arden

1st C.I.A. Man

Robert Arden
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Kevin Scott

2nd C.I.A. Man

Kevin Scott
Acting

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer
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Hyma Beckley

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ilario Bisi-Pedro

First porter (uncredited)

Ilario Bisi-Pedro
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Patrick Halpin

American Officer at Briefing (uncredited)

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Miles Malleson

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Miles Malleson
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Nosher Powell

Man (uncredited)

Nosher Powell
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Charles Price

Student at Luba's Lecture (uncredited)

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Nikki Van der Zyl

Luba (voice) (uncredited)

Nikki Van der Zyl

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