Tembo

For the language, see Tembo (Kitembo) language.
For the Swahili name for Elephants, see Elephant.
Tembo
Directed by Howard Hill
Carl Mikule (assistant)
Produced by Howard Hill
Bud McKinney
James Leicester
Music by Claude Sweeten
Cinematography Arthur E. Phelps
Edited by Thomas P. Pratt
Production
company
Howard Hill Productions
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • October 4, 1951 (Premiere-Dallas, TX)[1]
  • January 4, 1952 (US)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Tembo is a 1951 American documentary film which follows the travels of hunter Howard Hill through equatorial Africa. Hill produced and directed the documentary. The expedition traveled 30,000 miles as they attempted to discover a remote tribe, called the "Leopard Men".

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tembo: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.