The Pink Jungle is a 1968 American adventure comedy film directed by Delbert Mann starring James Garner, Eva Renzi, George Kennedy and Nigel Green.

[1][2] "I made this thing for the money and I'm lucky it didn't wreck my career," Garner wrote in his memoir.

[3] An American fashion photographer, Ben Morris (James Garner), goes to Guadagil, a remote village in South America, to take pictures of model Alison Duquesne (Eva Renzi) for a lipstick ad.

In a bar in town Ben and Alison meet with Sammy's partner, an English ex-army man Captain Stopes.

Along the trail Ben, Alison and Sammy encounter McCune (Nigel Green), a devious Australian who claims to be Stopes's former partner and says he has the only actual map to the mine.

McCune demands to take over the leadership of the expedition, in return he will give the others a small share in the mine.

Later that night McCune sneaks out of camp to leave a message, along with the map he tricked out of Sammy, along the trail.

Sammy flies Ben and Alison (and Ortega, their prisoner) back to Guadagil, saying he knows someone there who will buy the diamonds and pay in American dollars.

Ben talks to the jubilant Colonel Celaya, who has taken the credit for having captured Ortega, hoping the officer will arrange to have them flown out.

Ben walks to a private spot, converts his camera into a two-way radio, and sends a message to his contact person.

"[4] In January 1966 Universal bought the film rights and head of production Edward Muhl assigned Harry Keller to produce.

[5] In June 1967 Universal announced James Garner would star in the film, which was now produced by Stan Marguilies.