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The Adventurers (1951)

The Adventurers poster
Directed by
David MacDonald
Genre
treasure hunt film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After the Boer War, a group of men travel into the South African veldt to search for diamonds. They undertake this journey together, facing the challenges of the wilderness.

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What happens

The Adventurers is a 1951 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and starring Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Peter Hammond. In the wake of the Boer War several men journey into the South African veldt in search of diamonds. It was also known as Fortune in Diamonds, The Great Adventure and The South African Story. It was one of a series of movies made by the British film industry after World War Two which were set (and filmed) in the dominions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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