Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

King Solomon's Mines

  • 1985
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
16K
YOUR RATING
Sharon Stone and Richard Chamberlain in King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Theatrical Trailer from MGM
Play trailer2:17
1 Video
70 Photos
Adventure EpicCostume DramaJungle AdventureParodyPeriod DramaQuestActionAdventureComedyRomance

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 Germ... Read allFortune 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.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
    • Gene Quintano
    • James R. Silke
  • Stars
    • Richard Chamberlain
    • Sharon Stone
    • Herbert Lom
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • J. Lee Thompson
    • Writers
      • H. Rider Haggard
      • Gene Quintano
      • James R. Silke
    • Stars
      • Richard Chamberlain
      • Sharon Stone
      • Herbert Lom
    • 109User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    King Solomon's Mines
    Trailer 2:17
    King Solomon's Mines

    Photos70

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 63
    View Poster

    Top cast28

    Edit
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Allan Quatermain
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Jesse
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Colonel Bockner
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Dogati
    Ken Gampu
    Ken Gampu
    • Umbopo
    June Buthelezi
    June Buthelezi
    • Gagoola
    Sam Williams
    • Scragga
    Shaike Ophir
    Shaike Ophir
    • Kassam
    • (as Shai K. Ophir)
    Fidelis Cheza
    • Mapaki Chief
    • (as Fidelis Chea)
    Mick Lesley
    • Dorfman
    Vincent Van der Byl
    • Shack
    • (as Vincent Van Der Byl)
    Bob Greer
    • Hamid
    Oliver Tengende
    • Bushiri
    Neville Thomas
    • German Pilot
    Bishop McThuzen
    • Dari
    • (as Bishop Mcthuzen)
    Isiah Murert
    • Rug Carrier
    Rocky Green
    • Silent One
    Calvin Johns
    • Silent One
    • Director
      • J. Lee Thompson
    • Writers
      • H. Rider Haggard
      • Gene Quintano
      • James R. Silke
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews109

    5.215.8K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    m67165

    It is a comedy

    Please refrain to take this movie seriously. I repeat: please refrain to take this movie seriously. Any person who is unable to watch a movie without taking it seriously is advised to go watch something else. This one here was meant to be ridiculous. And if it was not, then it is a fine piece of unintentional comedy.
    5Son of Clouseau

    A campier take on the Indiana Jones Movies

    This movie will forever be dogged by the shadow of elder brother Raiders of The Lost Ark, when in actual fact the movie far more resembles that movies little brother, Temple of Doom. Now O.K., this is typical Cannon material. A blatant attempt to imitate more succesful efforts, and if sometimes in this movie anyway, things dont come off as intended the movie will LOOK bad. However, when all is said and done this is one of the better Cannon movies. Richard Chamberlain is simply wonderful as an Adam West-Alike Quatermain. Oblivious to the world around him. Sharon Stone too does well, with what silly dialogue she is given, and the rest of the cast [ John Rhys Davies etc ] take things seriously, which helps the film. The one thing that does let the movie down is the direction. Which is a carbon copy of the Indiana Jones movies. Maybe Cannon encouraged this, but J. Lee Thompson is in all honesty an uninspired director,. Maybe a younger director would have spurned the chance to out Spielberg Steven, and we might have had a better movie. Jerry Goldsmith's Theme is also badly under-rated but adds to the excitement, and enjoyment. When watching this movie dont take too seriously and sit back and enjoy a campy, Batmanesque movie.
    corinne_deasey

    GREAT FILM!

    This is one of my favourite films, as it is so easy to watch, i think the director was being Padraic of other action/adventure films and that is why it appears cheesy. I think the areoplane scene which we can tell is really fake, is meant to make you laugh. I particularly like the way secretly Sharon Stone's shorts within the film start as clam diggers and by the end of the film she almost has hot pants on (typical Hollywood male gaze of woman). I think for that time the special effects were excellent for an action/adventure treasure hunter film. I like the narrative of this film, as its not really complicated, i also like the way light is used in the tree tops when sharon & quatermain meet the upside-down people. This film is perfect to watch hungover eating warmed up pizza from the night before.
    7simons1138

    KSM: A Brilliant Comedy

    A long time ago, I was introduced as an "outsider" to a group of boys who would get together once a month to have a "Cheese Fest" of real bad movies. We watched three movies, and laughed until we cried. When it was over, I shyly suggested a movie called "King Solomon's Mines". They had never heard of the film, or hadn't seen it yet. This was my opening to be "cool" with the gang.

    At the next gathering, I came over with a VHS copy I rented from a store. We watched it, and had to stop the movie several times because we were laughing so hard! We all agreed that this was the best worst movie we had ever seen! About two days later, my front door bell rang, and it was the boys there to give me a gift! I had been "accepted" into their gang! Many nights of "Cheese Fests" followed, but none were as successful as the night we watched "King Solomon's Mines"! The gift, by the way, was the very VHS copy of "KSM" (which we pronounce; "Chaos, Mmm") I had rented! I still have it to this day, and have shown it to many friends who thank me every time while wiping away a tear.
    6iammedotcom

    Rip-off or classic?

    Well I read a lot of the reviews here and it seems to be pretty divided as to whether or not this is a good movie. So here's my 2 cents. In my opinion this was not trying to be Indiana Jones. I think the intension was to make a campy, cheesy spoof, and as that it succeeds fantastically. Keep in mind this was the early - mid 80's. Cheezeball B-movies were all the rage and popular. Look was came out in around that period. King Solomon's Mines, a year later a sequel, Lost City of Gold. But we had many other great cheese movies like Ice Pirates, Dungeonmaster, Dragonslayer, Spaceballs, just to name a few. Conan the Barbarian spawn a whole subgenre of barbarian movies as did Road Warrior for post-apocalyptic movies. I'm sure there where other movies of these subjects before, but these were the ones that really kicked it off for those subgenres. I think that many of those who are complaining that King Solomon's Mines is so bad are those who are too young to remember and appreciate these movies that came out in around that period or those who decided it's not "cool" to like cheesy movies.

    Of course you can't compare the effects to that of Raiders of the lost Ark. Raiders had a near unlimited budget for the day, how do you compete with something like that? And do you honestly think that they blatantly ripped off scenes without getting permission first? I wouldn't be surprised if Lucas is making a small royalty of these movies, or at least did back when it came out. Yes, they rode the Raiders wave. Why is it that we criticize someone for riding a winning wave? If I had the chance, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I would argue that any of these movies have more heart than most of what comes out of Hollywood these days. These were made back when, for the most part, budgets were tight and people made movies for the love of making movies.

    Having a weakness for violent gore movies and foreign, B-Movies and foreign probably comprise 60% of my DVD collection and 70-80% of my VHS collection. Almost 600 movies combined. But I have a rare gift to be able to sit down and watch a movie without comparison to another and judge it on it's own. That's why my collection contains everything from Little Mermaid and Aladdin to Cannibal Holocaust(Uncut) and Salo: 120 Days of Sodom(Uncut), from The English Patient to, yes, King Solomon's Mines. (I do, however, have Lost City of Gold on VHS) So sit back, try to watch movies without any preconception of what you are about to watch. Critics, friends, rumors are just that. You are your own person, make up your own mind. If you can't do this, you are probably looking at the wrong movie. All you will see is a bad Raiders rip-off and you should stick to what you know or "reality" *Ya Right* TV.

    And that's my 2 cents.

    ME

    More like this

    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
    4.6
    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
    King Solomon's Mines
    6.7
    King Solomon's Mines
    King Solomon's Mines
    6.0
    King Solomon's Mines
    High Adventure
    3.3
    High Adventure
    Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny
    3.2
    Allan Quatermain and the Spear of Destiny
    Firewalker
    5.1
    Firewalker
    Casanova
    5.7
    Casanova
    Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls
    2.3
    Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls
    King Solomon's Treasure
    3.8
    King Solomon's Treasure
    Shogun
    7.8
    Shogun
    Missing in Action
    5.4
    Missing in Action
    The Delta Force
    5.6
    The Delta Force

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Producer Menahem Golan actually wanted Kathleen Turner, who was coming off the hit film Romancing the Stone (1984), to star in this film. He said, "I want that Stone woman," and Sharon Stone was hired by mistake.
    • Goofs
      The German troops are largely using the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifle, a British weapon not developed until the late 1930's and never adopted by the German armed forces.
    • 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.

    • Alternate versions
      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.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Treasure Hunters (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride of the Valkyries
      (uncredited)

      By Richard Wagner

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ19

    • How long is King Solomon's Mines?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 22, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • King Solomon's Mines
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quatermain - Auf der Suche nach dem Schatz der Könige
    • Filming locations
      • Harare, Zimbabwe
    • Production companies
      • The Cannon Group
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Cannon Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $12,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,057,465
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,005,788
      • Nov 24, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,057,465
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Sharon Stone and Richard Chamberlain in King Solomon's Mines (1985)
    Top Gap
    What is the Italian language plot outline for King Solomon's Mines (1985)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.