Overview
Release Date:
9 October 1953 (USA)
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Tagline:
Actually filmed by M-G-M on safari...amid authentic scenes of unrivalled savagery and awe-inspiring splendor!
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Plot:
Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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User Comments:
Better than expected
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Crew verified as complete
Additional Details
Runtime:
115 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
When the film was dubbed into Spanish,
Francisco Franco's censors found the adultery between Victor Marswell (
Clark Gable) and Linda Nordley (
Grace Kelly) immoral, so they changed the dialog to make them incestuous siblings.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: During the gorilla footage - shot separately from the rest of the film - the gorillas are shown eating pineapples, which are not native to Africa.
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Quotes:
[
Vic hoists a young rhinoceros out of a trap]
Eloise Kelly:
Hey! A kangaroo.
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Movie Connections:
References
Dumbo (1941)
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Soundtrack:
COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE
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Three Hollywood legends. DVD review.
Aging Gable gets caught between two lionesses in Africa.
Remake of the 1930's Red Dust; this update contains lush colour photography and two of the most beautiful screen actresses ever. Anyone who considers Paltrow or Zeta Jones to be screen legends should watch Mogambo. Kelly is the goody upper-crust who realises that her husband (the excellent Sinden) isn't man enough for her. Gardner is the wise-cracking emotionally-scarred rival for Gable's affections. What a bizarre sight it was to see her parading around Africa in those revealing costumes. Some great scenes: the gorilla hunt (not for fans of Gorillas In The Mist), the baby rhino, Gardner's singing, Kelly finding Gardner in Gable's arms and the abrupt but satisifying ending.
Mogambo is well recommended.