Story of movie Savage! 1973 Theatrical Film : Savage! is a 1973 American-Philippines action film with elements of blaxploitation. The funding and distribution came from Roger Corman's New World Pictures which also provided the leading players from among a number of American actors who regularly appeared in such features. It was produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago who, between 1973 and his death in 2008, partnered with Corman on over 40 Philippines-based action-adventure exploitation films which took advantage of much lower local production costs.
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Film poster for Savage! by John Solie | |
| Directed by | Cirio H. Santiago |
| Produced by | Cirio H. Santiago |
| Written by | Ed Medard |
| Starring | James Iglehart Lada Edmund, Jr. Carol Speed |
| Music by | Don Julian |
| Cinematography | Philip Sacdalan |
| Edited by | Richard Patterson |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date | May 1973 |
Running time | 81 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The title role is played by top-billed James Iglehart, with co-stars Lada Edmund, Jr. and Carol Speed. As in most such productions of the 1970s and 1980s, the setting is not identified as the Philippines, but rather an unspecified Latin American location ruled by a military-based authoritarian regime.
The soundtrack is by Don Julian.
Screenplay
An unnamed tropical country in Central or South America is governed by a military dictatorship. African-American soldier of fortune Jim Haygood starts out working for the government to defeat rebel forces but, appalled by his superiors' abuses and brutality, subsequently sides with the rebels and becomes known under the nom de guerre "Savage". He is joined by two American friends who are performers at the local American club — knife-thrower Vicki and trapeze artist Amanda.
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- List of American films of 1973
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