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6 June 2004 (USA) morePlot:
An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Lengthy but well done adventure moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Patrick Swayze | ... | Allan Quatermain | |
| Alison Doody | ... | Elizabeth Maitland | |
| Roy Marsden | ... | Captain Good | |
| John Standing | ... | Dr. Sam Maitland | |
| Gavin Hood | ... | Bruce McNabb | |
| Sidede Onyulo | ... | Umbopa | |
| Ian Roberts | ... | Sir Henry Curtis | |
| Nick Boraine | ... | Ivan Fleekov | |
| Hakeem Kae-Kazim | ... | Twala | |
| Lesedi Mogoathle | ... | Gagool | |
| Godfrey Lekala | ... | Khiva | |
| Mesia Gumede | ... | Ventvogel | |
| Langley Kirkwood | ... | Sergei | |
| Morne Visser | ... | Petre | |
| Robert Whitehead | ... | Bitter |
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The warrior that Quatermain fights towards the end of the movie was really a white man who was digitally painted black. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: About 42 minutes in, when they make camp for the night, just after Miss Maitland tries to pick up a lion cub: shot of night sky showing Ursa Major and Polaris which are not visible from South Africa in the southern hemisphere. moreFAQ
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This is a sprawling (4 hours) remake of the Rider Haggard story, with the usual added female and an extraneous subplot with Russian soldiers seeking a "Stone of Power" buried along with the treasure of King Solomon. It's very well shot, giving a vivid sense of the wide open spaces of Africa, and very well acted. Patrick Swayze is an excellent Alan Quatermain, and Allison Doody is attractive as Elizabeth Maitland, who hires Quatermain to help rescue her father. Sidede Onyulo as Umbopa, Gavin Hood as McNabb and the leader of the Russian soldiers (not named in IMDb's listing) are also memorable. For all that Hollywood can't leave a good story alone when they adapt it, this one is well told and, except that it's too long, I enjoyed it. 6/10.