Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)
"El tesoro de la diosa blanca" (original title)

A group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess.

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Jesús Franco (story), Jesús Franco (screenplay)

Stars:

Katja Bienert, Antonio Mayans, Aline Mess

Cast

Cast overview:
Katja Bienert	...	Diana
Antonio Mayans	...	Fred Pereira (as Robert Foster)
Aline Mess	...	Noba
Albino Graziani	...	Payton
Javier Maiza	...	Rofo
Olivier Mathot	...	Mathieu
Mari Carmen Nieto	...	Lita (as Ana Stern)
Daniel White	...	Mr. De Winter (as Dan Villers)
Lina Romay	...	Hermine
Daniel Katz	...	Pilot
Yolanda Mobita	...	Girl (as Yolanda Mubita)

Storyline

A group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess.

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Plot Keywords:

loincloth | nipples | white jungle girl | crocodile | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 June 1983 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Diamonds of Kilimandjaro

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 9,511,289 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elite Films, Eurociné

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 95 min (alternate)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original film version of Diamonds of Kilimandjaro ran at 83 minutes. However, the French censors did not allow the film to air in France. To bypass the censors, the French Production company Eurociné deleting several scenes and sent Olivier Mathot to shoot different footage with the same actors (and also used new actors to add a few characters). The film was then repackaged as "Les Diamants du Kilimanjaro" and ran 95 minutes long. This film was then exported around the world, but was still never shown in France. The original Spanish version (83 minutes) is only available in Spain.

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Goofs

Although she has been living in a primitive isolated village since childhood, the adult Diana wears store-bought sandals.

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Connections

References Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

User Reviews

Lesser Franco

Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

A plane crashes in the jungles of Africa and a little girl survives. Fifteen years later her mother (Lina Romay) sends a search party out looking for her but they've also got their eyes on some priceless jewels. I enjoy these jungle adventure films but this one here dies off after a decent start. There are a few good moments but not enough to really keep the film moving as well as it should. I've heard that Franco didn't shoot all of the material here but it certainly looks like his work.