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King Solomon's Mines

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6.5/10 • 122

1950-11-091h 43m

AdventureActionRomance

Lovers trapped in animal stampede!

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Directors
Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton
Editors
Ralph E. Winters

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Deborah Kerr

    Deborah Kerr

    Elizabeth Curtis

  2. Stewart Granger

    Stewart Granger

    Allan Quartermain

  3. Richard Carlson

    Richard Carlson

    John Goode

  4. Hugo Haas

    Hugo Haas

    Van Brun

  5. Lowell Gilmore

    Lowell Gilmore

    Eric Masters

  6. Kimursi

    Kimursi

    Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)

  7. Siriaque

    Siriaque

    Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)

  8. Sekaryongo

    Sekaryongo

    Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)

  9. Baziga

    Baziga

    King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)

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CinemaSerf

Dec 27, 2022

7/10

H. Rider Haggard's story of jungle intrigue and treasure hunting is given the lavish Hollywood treatment in this colourful adaptation of the story. In this slightly different version, Stewart Granger ("Allan Quatermain") is hired by Deborah Kerr ("Elizabeth Curtis") to track down her brother lost whilst off in search of King Solomon's legendary treasure. Unlike the 1937 version; this becomes more of a romance - as you might expect given the leading performers; and as such it loses much of it's grittiness and the tension is much more tied to their relationship than to their exploits in hostile territory. The film looks great (Oscar for cinematography) but some stories are best left in their original B&W iteration.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,300,000.00
Revenue
$15,057,465.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookafricadiamond minewildlifejungleanimalsadventurerallan quatermain19th century