Movie Cosmos - King Solomon's Mines

Description:

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Top Cast >

Deborah Kerr

As Elizabeth Curtis

Stewart Granger

As Allan Quartermain

Richard Carlson

As John Goode

Hugo Haas

As Van Brun

Lowell Gilmore

As Eric Masters

Kimursi

As Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)

Siriaque

As Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)

Sekaryongo

As Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)

Baziga

As King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)

Munto Anampio

As Chief Bilu (uncredited)

John Banner

As Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)

Benempinga

As Black Circle (uncredited)

Gutare

As Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncle (uncredited)

Ivargwema

As Blue Star (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

As Traum - Safari Client (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Compton Bennett

Director

Andrew Marton

Director

F. Keogh Gleason

Assistant Set Decoration

Helen Deutsch

Screenplay

H. Rider Haggard

Novel

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Sam Zimbalist

Producer

Mischa Spoliansky

Original Music Composer

Conrad A. Nervig

Editor

Ralph E. Winters

Editor

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Paul Groesse

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

Rider Haggard's story of jungle intrigue and treasure hunting is given the lavish Hollywood treatment in this colourful adaptation of the story. In this slightly different version, Stewart Granger ("Allan Quatermain") is hired by Deborah Kerr ("Elizabeth Curtis") to track down her brother lost whilst off in search of King Solomon's legendary treasure. Unlike the 1937 version; this becomes more of a romance - as you might expect given the leading performers; and as such it loses much of it's grittiness and the tension is much more tied to their relationship than to their exploits in hostile territory. The film looks great (Oscar for cinematography) but some stories are best left in their original B&W iteration.

2022-12-27