The most well-known reference to "The Most Dangerous Game" is a classic 1932 film based on the short story by Richard Connell. It tells the story of a psychotic big-game hunter, Count Zaroff, who strands shipwreck survivors on an island and hunts them as sport, believing humans to be the most dangerous game to hunt. The story explores themes of hunting, survival, and the hunter becoming the hunted. This work has inspired many adaptations and similar stories in various media. Additionally, there is a recent American action TV series titled "Most Dangerous Game" (2020-2023) based on the same premise, where desperate people are hunted for sport by wealthy investors in a deadly game within a city setting. The original story and its adaptations define "The Most Dangerous Game" as man himself being the most dangerous game to hunt due to intelligence, cunning, and survival instincts.
