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.
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Title: King Solomon's Mines (1985)
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Cast
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| Richard Chamberlain | ... | Allan Quatermain | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Jesse Huston | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Col. Bockner | |
| John Rhys-Davies | ... | Dogati | |
| Ken Gampu | ... | Umbopo | |
| June Buthelezi | ... | Gagoola | |
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Sam Williams | ... | Scragga |
| Shaike Ophir | ... | Kassam (as Shai K. Ophir) | |
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Fidelis Cheza | ... | Mapaki Chief (as Fidelis Chea) |
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Mick Lesley | ... | Rupert Dorfman |
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Vincent Van der Byl | ... | Shack (as Vincent Van Der Byl) |
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Bob Greer | ... | Hamid |
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Oliver Tengende | ... | Bushiri |
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Neville Thomas | ... | German Pilot |
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Bishop McThuzen | ... | Dari (as Bishop Mcthuzen) |
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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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EnglishRelease Date:
22 November 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,005,788, 24 November 1985Gross USA:
$15,057,465Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$15,057,465Company Credits
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Fritz (German enlisted): I'm sinking. I'm sinking!
Colonel Bockner: Stop sinking. That's an order!
Dogati: I'm happy. No more Wagner.
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Inside the mines, Jessie wears trousers that are much shorter than earlier in the movie, even right before entering the mines. See more »Quotes
Colonel Bockner: [Fritz enters quicksand] My gramophone; save my gramophone.Fritz (German enlisted): I'm sinking. I'm sinking!
Colonel Bockner: Stop sinking. That's an order!
Dogati: I'm happy. No more Wagner.
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All DVD/VHS releases and TV versions in Germany were cut for violence to secure a "Not under 12" rating. In 2004 the film was re-released on DVD by MGM for the first time in its uncut form. See more »Connections
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Wow!!! This movie was incredible!!! I heard about it awhile back and had
made many Allan Quatermane jokes about it before I finally saw it. I was expecting a terrible low budget novelty flick but what I got was breathtaking!!! King Solomon's Mines is one of the most relentlessly action packed campy films I've ever seen...and I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in all my life. From the opening sequence to the last frame I was rolling on the floor laughing like a madman at Allan Quatermane's crazy exploits!! Richard Chamberlain is great as a two-fisted treasure hunter\romantic icon with an adventurous twinkle in his eye. Sharon Stone is the next Kate Capshaw!!! J. Lee Thompson is a brilliant Director!!! Why may you ask? See this film, it never slows down...when I finished it I sat speechless for a moment of reflection and realized that the movie I just watched was in real-time!!! All that high energy fun took place over an hour and a half. This is a cinematic gem and it better have a 2-disc special edition DVD because I'll be first in line to buy it. So if you want the fastest, funniest, entertainingnest darn movie around King Solomon's Mines is the ticket!!!