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Mogambo

  • 19531953
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
8.5K
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Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
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On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
IMDb RATING
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8.5K
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  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
    • Wilson Collison(play)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Grace Kelly
    • Ava Gardner
  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
    • Wilson Collison(play)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Grace Kelly
    • Ava Gardner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 89User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:21
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    Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    John Ford and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Grace Kelly in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Grace Kelly in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Eric Pohlmann, Donald Sinden, and Philip Stainton in Mogambo (1953)
    Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Victor Marswell
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Linda Nordley
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Eloise Y. Kelly
    Donald Sinden
    Donald Sinden
    • Donald Nordley
    Philip Stainton
    • John Brown-Pryce
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    • Leon Boltchak
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Skipper
    Denis O'Dea
    Denis O'Dea
    • Father Josef
    Samburu
    Samburu
    • Themselves
    • (as Samburu tribe of Kenya Colony)
    Wagenia
    • Themselves
    • (as Wagenia tribe of Belgian Congo)
    Bahaya
    • Themselves
    • (as Bahaya tribe of Tanganyika)
    M'Beti
    • Themselves
    • (as M'Beti tribe of French Equatorial Africa)
    Asa Etula
    • Young Native Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Bruce Seton
    Bruce Seton
    • Wilson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
      • Wilson Collison(play)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Clark Gable did not get along with director John Ford during filming, and at one point walked off the set in protest at Ford's treatment of Ava Gardner. Ford also made several remarks about Gable's age and weathered appearance.
    • Goofs
      During the gorilla footage - shot separately from the rest of the film - the gorillas are shown eating pineapples, which, while being grown in ZImbabwe and Cote d'Ivoire, are not native to the region of Africa in this movie.
    • Quotes

      [Vic hoists a young rhinoceros out of a trap]

      Eloise Kelly: Hey! A kangaroo.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening Title Card reads: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is grateful beyond measure to the government officials of Kenya Colony, Tanganyika, the Uganda Protectorate and the Republic of French Equatorial Africa, whose limitless co-operation made this motion picture possible.
    • Connections
      Edited into Trader Horn (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE
      (uncredited)

      Traditional tune

      Lyrics by Robert Burns

      Sung by Ava Gardner

    User reviews89

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Another "safari" in the MGM tradition...Gardner steals the show...
    Some stunning Technicolor photography of African footage and beautiful AVA GARDNER are the sole reasons for watching John Ford's MOGAMBO, a remake of "Red Dust" that starred Jean Harlow twenty years before this was made.

    Harlow's co-star, CLARK GABLE, is back reprising his role as the great white hunter (what happened to STEWART GRANGER???), but Gable has mellowed quite a bit and looks a bit too tired to be the love interest of both AVA GARDNER and GRACE KELLY--which is what the plot really boils down to. However, he is more than able to tame both of them.

    GRACE KELLY still has the affected way of reciting her lines in a prim and princess-like way and is the less interesting of the two females. AVA GARDNER, on the other hand, livens up the story with her sarcastic one-liners and her ability to size up any situation and call a spade a spade. She's honest, frank and completely charming in her own way and walks off with every scene she's in, fully deserving her sole Oscar nomination.

    But if you're looking for a real good story, MOGAMBO is not it. It has all the realism of a picture postcard despite the fact that much of it was filmed in colorful Africa. But the use of stock footage is also apparent as are shots of Gable and others before a process screen.

    Fans of the stars should enjoy this one, but be warned--it's not without some serious flaws, mostly due to a weak script.
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    • Dec 30, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Могамбо
    • Filming locations
      • Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $3,103,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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