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King Solomon's Mines (1985)

PG_13 100 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Action  -   22 November 1985 (USA)
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Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

H. Rider Haggard (novel), Gene Quintano (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Chamberlain ...
Sharon Stone ...
Herbert Lom ...
Colonel Bockner
John Rhys-Davies ...
Dogati
Ken Gampu Ken Gampu ...
June Buthelezi June Buthelezi ...
Sam Williams Sam Williams ...
Shaike Ophir Shaike Ophir ...
Kassam (as Shai K. Ophir)
Mick Lesley Mick Lesley ...
Dorfman
Vincent Van der Byl Vincent Van der Byl ...
Shack (as Vincent Van Der Byl)
Bob Greer Bob Greer ...
Hamid
Oliver Tengende Oliver Tengende ...
Bushiri
Neville Thomas Neville Thomas ...
German Pilot
Bishop McThuzen Bishop McThuzen ...
Dari (as Bishop Mcthuzen)
Isiah Murert Isiah Murert ...
Rug Carrier
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Storyline

Allan Quatermain is a fortune hunter who is convinced by Jesse Huston to help her find her father, who's been lost somewhere in the African jungle during his last exploration. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Africa | Jungle | Tribe | German | Volcano  | See more »

Taglines:

An action packed adventure, full of laughs and heroics. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Las minas del rey Salomón See more »

Filming Locations:

Harare, Zimbabwe See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,005,788 (USA) (24 November 1985)

Gross:

$15,057,465 (USA) (12 January 1986)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

There were rumours that the six month shoot was cursed, so the director J. Lee Thompson had called for a witch-doctor, a N'anga, to lift the curse. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The big "stewpot" keeps slopping over with just minor rocking, even though a lot of the water had already been lost from the pot's already having been tipped that far (and farther) by the heroes' previous rocking efforts. See more »

Quotes

Colonel Bockner: Turks are afraid of fire?... Germans too.
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Connections

Referenced in Funny Business (2010) See more »