The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A poor script seriously weakens the good basic idea of a Western theme in an African setting, but despite this the film remains an engagingly straightforward adventure story, in which the villain is an unqualified cad and the hero wins through against tremendous odds. Andrew Marton takes full advantage of the Kenyan settings, and there is some fine action photography of the animals being roped, reaching a climax in the capture of a charging rhinoceros. Hugh O'Brian does well enough as the dashing hero, and Adrienne Corri enlivens an irrelevant romance."
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture, which was made with full official help in East Africa, makes a dedication to the preservation of wild animals and, for that reason alone, is certain to have a wide appeal in this country. This very worthy morality, however, has tinged the plot with an earnest sentimentality that is likely to rouse the cynical."
Variety wrote: "Film is a slick and excep tionally well-turned-out piece of adventure picture-making, its title the only weight of heaviness about it. For action houses particularly and the general market where exotic backgrounds, wild animals and fast excitment are popular, feature stands a good chance for big play." ==References==