King Solomon's Mines
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1950 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett |
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| Writer: | Helen Deutsch, H. Rider Haggard |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 1950 |
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| Director: | Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett |
| Writer: | Helen Deutsch, H. Rider Haggard |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Romance |
| Keywords | africa, based on novel or book, diamond mine, wildlife, jungle, animals, adventurer, allan quatermain, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,057,465
Budget: $2,300,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Deborah Kerr | Elizabeth Curtis |
| Stewart Granger | Allan Quartermain |
| Richard Carlson | John Goode |
| Hugo Haas | Van Brun |
| Lowell Gilmore | Eric Masters |
| Kimursi | Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe) |
| Siriaque | Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe) |
| Sekaryongo | Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe) |
| Baziga | King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe) |
| Munto Anampio | Chief Bilu (uncredited) |
| John Banner | Austin - Safari Client (uncredited) |
| Benempinga | Black Circle (uncredited) |
| Gutare | Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncle (uncredited) |
| Ivargwema | Blue Star (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Traum - Safari Client (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Andrew Marton | Director |
| Helen Deutsch | Screenplay |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| H. Rider Haggard | Novel |
| Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Mischa Spoliansky | Original Music Composer |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Compton Bennett | Director |
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Zimbalist | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 |
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H. 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 wh ... ilst 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.