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The Macomber Affair (1947)

APPROVED 89 min  -  Adventure  -   17 September 1947 (France)
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Robert Wilson leads safaris on the Kenyan savanna. On this occasion, he takes Mr. and Mrs. Macomber out to hunt buffalo... See full summary »

Director:

Zoltan Korda

Writers:

Ernest Hemingway (story), Seymour Bennett (adaptation), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett and Robert Preston
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gregory Peck ...
Robert Wilson
Joan Bennett ...
Margaret Macomber
Robert Preston ...
Francis Macomber
Reginald Denny ...
Police Inspector
Jean Gillie Jean Gillie ...
Aimee
Carl Harbord Carl Harbord ...
Coroner
Earl Smith Earl Smith ...
Kongoni
Frederick Worlock Frederick Worlock ...
Clerk
Vernon Downing Vernon Downing ...
Reporter Logan
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Storyline

Robert Wilson leads safaris on the Kenyan savanna. On this occasion, he takes Mr. and Mrs. Macomber out to hunt buffalo. The obnoxious ways of Margaret Macomber make the three of them get on each others nerves. During the hunt Francis Macomber is shot by his wife. An accident or an attempt to get rid of Francis? Written by Mattias Thuresson  

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Plot Keywords:

Safari | Rich | Attraction | Uxoricide | Illness  | See more »

Taglines:

Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance! (oiginal poster) See more »

Genres:

Adventure

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Great White Hunter See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Benedict Bogeaus Production See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

For the African scenes, Reginald Denny invented the first radio-controlled model airplane and, with Osmond Borradaile, put a camera on board in 1946. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Lovers Arrive (1956) See more »