King Solomon's Mines
Fortune-hunting adventurer Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to locate her missing husband, vanished in the wilds of 1900s Africa, as they are pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
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Compton Bennett
Andrew Marton
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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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The directors of King Solomon's Mines are Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton.
The cast of King Solomon's Mines includes Henry Rowland as Traum - Safari Client (uncredited), Deborah Kerr as Elizabeth Curtis, John Banner as Austin - Safari Client (uncredited), Richard Carlson as John Goode, Lowell Gilmore as Eric Masters, Hugo Haas as Van Brun, Stewart Granger as Allan Quartermain, Kimursi as Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe), Siriaque as Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe), Sekaryongo as Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe), Baziga as King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe), Munto Anampio as Chief Bilu (uncredited), and more.
The duration of King Solomon's Mines is 1h 43 mins.
Yes. You can watch the King Solomon's Mines trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
King Solomon's Mines was released on 09 Nov 1950.
King Solomon's Mines is listed under Adventure, Action, and Romance on Fanbiz.
King Solomon's Mines has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 ve..."
