Green Mansions
Seen it?1959 | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and adventure fans. If you loved Where the Wild Things Are, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mel Ferrer
- Audrey HepburnRima
- Anthony PerkinsAbel
- Lee J. CobbNuflo
- Sessue HayakawaRuni
- Henry SilvaKua-Ko
- Nehemiah PersoffDon Panta
- Michael PatePriest
- Estelle HemsleyCla-Cla
- Ron VetoNative
- Yoneo IguchiNative Guide (uncredited)