Backdrop image for movie Drums of Africa

Drums of Africa (1963)

David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide available, to take them there. Cuortemayn refuses as he doesn't care for the impact the railroad will have on the local inhabitants. While Moore tries to make other arrangements, he meets Ruth Knight who has lived there for many years working with her father in a medical clinic. There will be adventures along the way but when Ruth is captured by slave traders, it's up to the others to rescue her.

  • Adventure

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frankie AvalonFrankie AvalonBrian Ferrers
  • Photo of Lloyd BochnerLloyd BochnerDavid Moore
  • Photo of Mariette HartleyMariette HartleyRuth Knight
  • Photo of Torin ThatcherTorin ThatcherJack Cuortemayn
  • Photo of Hari RhodesHari RhodesKasongo
  • Photo of George SawayaGeorge SawayaArab
  • Photo of Michael PateMichael PateAntonio Viledo
  • Photo of Ron WhelanRon WhelanShip Captain
  • Photo of Peter MamakosPeter MamakosChavera
  • Photo of Eddie SmithEddie SmithVillager

Similar to Drums of Africa

Backdrop image for movie The Professional

The Professional (1981)

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Thriller
Backdrop image for movie Madagascar

Madagascar (2005)

Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.

  • Family
  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Backdrop image for movie Roar

Roar (1981)

Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.

  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Thriller
Backdrop image for movie Sandokan the Great

Sandokan the Great (1963)

After the capture of the Sultan of Muluder, Sandokan, the sultan's son, leads a guerilla army through treacherous jungles to free his father and defeat Queen Victoria's army of invaders.

  • Adventure
Backdrop image for movie The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island

The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island (2007)

The hobby detectives “The Three Investigators” want to take a little break. So they take advantage of an offer from Peter's father, who has accepted a job in South Africa and wants to take the detectives there. But Jupiter, Peter and Bob wouldn't be the three investigators marks feared by the criminal world if they just lounged around in the sun on their vacation. So it's no wonder that the clever boys soon have their next case to solve...

  • Mystery
  • Adventure
  • Family
Backdrop image for movie The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

  • Adventure
  • Romance
  • Drama
Backdrop image for movie Ingagi

Ingagi (1930)

An expedition enters an area of the Congo jungle to investigate reports of a gorilla-worshipping tribe.

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Backdrop image for movie Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)

In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?

  • Adventure
Backdrop image for movie Tarzan and the Great River

Tarzan and the Great River (1967)

Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.

  • Adventure
Backdrop image for movie The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

  • Fantasy
  • Action
  • Adventure
Backdrop image for movie The African Queen

The African Queen (1952)

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

  • Romance
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Backdrop image for movie Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Backdrop image for movie The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book (1994)

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

  • Family
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Backdrop image for movie The Lost Future

The Lost Future (2010)

A group of post-apocalyptic survivors, struggle to survive in a world where jungles and forests and primeval wetlands and deserts have obliterated civilization. They staunchly face genetically mutating beasts and mysterious diseases in an attempt to re-establish the human race as masters of Earth.

  • Adventure
  • Science Fiction
  • TV Movie
Backdrop image for movie Khartoum

Khartoum (1966)

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

  • History
  • War
  • Adventure
Backdrop image for movie An Elephant Called Slowly

An Elephant Called Slowly (1969)

Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Family
Backdrop image for movie King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

  • Science Fiction
  • Comedy
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Action
Backdrop image for movie Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost City of Gold, controlled by the evil lord Agon, and mined by his legions of white slaves.

  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Mystery