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King Solomon's Mines (1950)

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User Rating: 6.8/10 (1,539 votes)
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Overview

Writers:
Helen Deutsch (screenplay)
H. Rider Haggard (novel)
Release Date:
24 November 1950 (USA) more
Plot:
Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of the best films of the '50s. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Deborah Kerr ... Elizabeth Curtis
Stewart Granger ... Allan Quatermain
Richard Carlson ... John Goode
Hugo Haas ... Van Brun aka Smith
Lowell Gilmore ... Eric Masters, District Commissioner
Kimursi ... Khiva, Chief Bearer in Red Fez (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
Siriaque ... Umbopa, Tall Prince-in-Exile
Sekaryongo ... Chief Gagool, Witch-like Guide to Diamond Mines
Baziga ... King Twala, Usurper (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Belgium:Tous | Canada:PG (video rating) | France:U | West Germany:12 | UK:PG (TV rating) | USA:Not Rated (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #14499)
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Trivia:
The location footage in this film, especially the various animals, was re-used as stock footage for dozens of films in the fifties and later, including Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959), Watusi (1959) and the 1973 version of Trader Horn (1973). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When they are floating in the water, escaping the mountain, Elizabeth goes underwater. When she and her brother meet up with Quatermain at the end of the tunnel, her hair is dry and set. more
Quotes:
Allan Quatermain: The only way out of this is... suffocation. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) more

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21 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best films of the '50s., 3 June 2004
8/10
Author: ctrout from USA

The film follows an excellent hunter (Granger) who is payed to go on a safari to find the lost husband of Deborah Kerr and Richard Carlson. He reluctantly agrees. Along the way they run into different perils. Including many tribes that want the group dead.

The film is very exciting. And you feel for the characters when they come into contact with danger. I wish more action films could make you do that. The performances are the reason behind this. It's too bad that the actors and actresses in the film weren't nominated for Oscars. I doubt they deserved to win, but they deserved to be up.

The script is also very good. It strays away from the book just a little bit. But I have no problem with that because the film, by itself, is very good.

The cinematography and editing are flawless. And they rightly won Oscars. The film was also nominated for Best Picture. It's one of the better adventure films.

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