King Solomon's Mines (1950)

Directed by

Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett

Genre

adventure film, action film, romance film, treasure hunt film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 135 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A safari guide leads a woman into the African wilderness to find her missing husband, searching for a legendary diamond mine. They face dangerous animals and hostile tribes along the way.

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What happens

King Solomon's Mines is a 1950 American adventure film, the second film adaptation of the 1885 novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, and stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. The screenplay was written by Helen Deutsch. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 24, 1950. It was a critical and commercial success, winning Best Cinematography (Color) and Best Film Editing at the 23rd Academy Awards, with an additional nomination for Best Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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