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King Solomon's Mines

  • 19501950
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
6.2K
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Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
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Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King ... Read allAdventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.

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  • Directors
    • Compton Bennett
    • Andrew Marton
  • Writers
    • Helen Deutsch(screenplay)
    • H. Rider Haggard(novel)
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Stewart Granger
    • Richard Carlson
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Compton Bennett
    • Andrew Marton
  • Writers
    • Helen Deutsch(screenplay)
    • H. Rider Haggard(novel)
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Stewart Granger
    • Richard Carlson
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    • 84User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
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    King Solomon's Mines (1950)

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    Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, and Kimursi in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Richard Carlson in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Richard Carlson in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in King Solomon's Mines (1950)
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    Deborah Kerr
    Deborah Kerr
    • Elizabeth Curtisas Elizabeth Curtis
    Stewart Granger
    Stewart Granger
    • Allan Quatermainas Allan Quatermain
    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • John Goodeas John Goode
    Hugo Haas
    Hugo Haas
    • Van Brun aka Smithas Van Brun aka Smith
    Lowell Gilmore
    Lowell Gilmore
    • Eric Mastersas Eric Masters
    Kimursi
    • Khivaas Khiva
    • (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
    Siriaque
    • Umbopaas Umbopa
    • (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
    Sekaryongo
    • Chief Gagoolas Chief Gagool
    • (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)
    Baziga
    • King Twalaas King Twala
    • (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)
    Munto Anampio
    • Chief Biluas Chief Bilu
    • (uncredited)
    John Banner
    John Banner
    • Austin - Safari Clientas Austin - Safari Client
    • (uncredited)
    Benempinga
    • Black Circleas Black Circle
    • (uncredited)
    Gutare
    • Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncleas Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncle
    • (uncredited)
    Ivargwema
    • Blue Staras Blue Star
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Rowland
    Henry Rowland
    • Traum - Safari Clientas Traum - Safari Client
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Compton Bennett
      • Andrew Marton
    • Writers
      • Helen Deutsch(screenplay)
      • H. Rider Haggard(novel)
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    Storyline

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    Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance, because while they fight with wild animals and cannibals, they fall in love. Will they find the lost husband and finish the nice connection? —Kornel Osvart <kornelo@alphanet.hu>
    • foreign language
    • carving
    • timeframe 1890s
    • timeframe 19th century
    • title co written by female
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Lovers trapped in animal stampede!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      While filming on location in Carlsbad National Park's New Cave, Deborah Kerr took her lipstick and wrote the initials "DK" on a cave formation near the Klansman formation that was used as a background. An electrician also took a burned out lamp and tossed it in a hole under that formation. Since the cave is still 'active', meaning the formations are still slowly being encased in more minerals, the initials and the lamp are now solidly encased in a layer limestone that is thin enough to see through but thick enough to prevent removal. The Carlsbad Park Rangers refer to the "DK" as the Deborah Kerr formation. Both are still visible to this day.
    • Goofs
      Quartermain's pet monkey, Lulu, is a capuchin monkey. Capuchin monkeys are New World monkeys native to Central and South America and not found in Africa where the film is set.
    • Quotes

      Allan Quatermain: Mrs. Curtis, the average life of a man in my profession is approximately eight years. Now, I've been at it for fifteen, so you see, I've been living on borrowed time. My wife died here six years ago. Sooner or later, an animal, or an unfriendly native, or a tropical disease will get me. I have a son in England. There'll be very little money for him if anything should happen to me in the ORDINARY course of events, but the money you're offering would provide very nicely for the boy until he's old enough to take care of himself.

    • Connections
      Edited into Watusi (1959)

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    Top review
    8/10
    A trek into Africa
    The wonderful book by H. Rider Haggard "King Salomon's Mines" was beautifully adapted for the screen by Helen Deutsch. The film entirely shot in Africa has a lot going for it in Robert Surtees excellent cinematography. This is a film that is good for viewing by all ages, but young minds will probably will find it more to their taste because of the long trek the three principals take into the unknown.

    This film boasts two directors, Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton! The film is set in Africa. At the beginning of the film we watch Allan Quattermain who is guiding a group in a safari and a herd of elephants come near and one is killed. We watch in horror as the others rally around the dead animal in an almost human display of emotions.

    Quartermain is contacted by Elizabeth Curtis, a woman that wants to locate her husband who has come to the region in search of the legendary diamond mines of King Solomon's. He is reluctant, but since she meets his price, the excursion is organized. What Mrs. Curtis, or Quartermain, or even the third member of the mission, Jack Goode, don't realize at the outset of the trip is what they are in for! The trek turns into one of the most extraordinary adventures ever filmed. Some of the scenes involving wild animals are incredible. In fact, some of the things this party has to deal with are amazing. Especially impressive is the stampede sequence when one watch in horror how all these wild animals are running amok.

    Stewart Granger is Quartermain, the jaded Englishman living in that remote spot. He loves it there and would never go back to his country. Mr. Granger was perfect for this type of film in which he clearly excelled. Deborah Kerr plays the English lady in search for her husband. She sticks out like a sore thumb, but in the end, she proves to have a strength we didn't give her credit for. Ms. Kerr was always a good in whatever she undertook. Richard Carlson makes a good contribution to the film.

    The different natives shown in their own habitat add veracity to the movie. The tall Watusi tribe is the most exotic one we have seen in any films of this type.
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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • König Salomons Diamanten
    • Filming locations
      • Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $2,258,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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