Howard Hawks’ ‘Hatari’ starring John Wayne gets the 4K Ultra HD treatment from Kino Lorber

Hatari (Photo by Paramount Pictures)

Conner C Arnold

December 3, 2024

Kino Lorber will release the John Wayne starrer in theaters on December 31st Hatari in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Disc combo pack.

In Howard Hawks’ 1962 adventure romcom, Wayne plays the role of the leader of a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the animals with strong ropes and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. It is a business in which humans and animals compete against each other. “Hatari” is Swahili and means “danger”. The film was shot in Technicolor and shot on location in northern Tanganyika (in modern-day Tanzania). The film features dramatic wild animal chases and the picturesque backdrop of Mount Meru, a dormant volcano.

The first disc in the combo pack contains the film on a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc from a new HDR/Dolby Vision master from a 16-bit 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, on a three-layer UHD100 disc with 5.1 surround and lossless 2.0 audio.

The second disc is a standard Blu-ray from a new HD master, also from a 16-bit 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, on a dual-layer BD50 disc with 5.1 surround and lossless 2.0 -Audio.

With box office receipts of almost $13 million Hatari was the eighth highest-grossing film of 1962, coming in right behind To kill a mockingbirdwhich brought in about $200,000 more.