The Bridge in the Jungle
1971, English. Directed by Pancho Kohner.
Gale (Charles Robinson) is an idealistic and naive young hunter who ignores warnings that no one can survive for long in the jungles of Mexico except the native Indians. He tries to hunt crocodiles but becomes delirious, disoriented and nears death. Sleigh (John Huston) is a veteran hunter living among the natives who rescues Gale just in time. As he recovers in the Indian village, Gale listens to Sleigh's denunciation of the evils of modern society (ie. money, greed and oil). Later on, a former native of the village returns from the oil fields of Texas and presents his young brother with a pair of cowboy boots. Proudly wearing his new boots, the boy falls off the wooden bridge into the river and drowns as the boots, symbolic shackles of civilization, fill up with water and pull him beneath the surface. Sleigh and Gale observe the Indians as they recover the body and stage an elaborate funeral for the dead boy
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Pancho KohnerDirector
- John HustonSleigh
- Charles RobinsonGales
- Katy JuradoAngela / The Witch
- Elizabeth Guadalupe ChauvetCarmelita (as Elisabeth Chauvet)
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'Garcia (as José Ángel Espinoza)
- Enrique LuceroPerez
- Jorge Martínez de HoyosAgustin (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyos)
- Xavier MarcManuel
- Chano UruetaFuneral Singer
- Aurora ClavelAurelia
- Teddy StaufferWarner
- Eduardo López RojasIgnacio
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Country
- Mexico, United States of America
- Written by
- Pancho Kohner
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The Bridge in the Jungle runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Bridge in the Jungle isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1971. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bridge in the Jungle?
If you liked The Bridge in the Jungle, try True Grit, Kings of the Sun, Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb.
Who directed The Bridge in the Jungle?
The Bridge in the Jungle (1971) was directed by Pancho Kohner and stars John Huston, Charles Robinson, Katy Jurado.