King Solomon's Mines
by Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett
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Actor: Deborah Kerr, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, Richard Carlson, Stewart GrangerDirector: Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of King Solomon's Mines
Movie Review: A Vehicle For Its Stars
Summary: 3 Stars
Hollywood kept very little of author Sir H. Rider Haggard's plot in this version of his book. In actuality, so much is changed that the movie bears little resemblance to the original. For instance, Deborah Kerr's character is not in the original. It is Sir Henry Curtis' brother, along with a friend, Capt. Good, who convince Mr. Quatermain to conduct their safari. The love interest in Haggard's original involves an inter-racial affair between an indiginous girl, Faulata (who, unfortunately does not survive the adventure), and Capt. Good. Two other major differences - - in the original the party helps itself to pocketfuls of diamonds when departing the treasure chamber (more in keeping with the true colonial spirit that you take what you can), and Sir Henry's brother is found alive (but for a broken leg he might have walked out on his own)!
Obviously, you don't watch this movie to see a faithful adaptation of the novel. We watch it because of its two main stars, Kerr and Granger. Enough of the period, location and the rigors of the expedition is captured to provide context for the love story /adventure film this movie was engineered to be. As it is, it is an enjoyable, wonderfully filmed (in Technicolor) "matinee" movie, made interesting more by Kerr and Granger than by anything associated with the mission that obstensively brought them together in the first place. But be warned, kids! No one should ever write a book report based on what you see in this film!
Summary of King Solomon's Mines
Adventure yarns don't come more ripping than King Solomon's Mines, the classic Great White Hunter tale. Novelist H. Rider Haggard's hero, Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger), reluctantly agrees to lead an Englishwoman (Deborah Kerr) and her brother (Richard Carlson) deep into uncharted territory in Africa, in search of the lady's lost husband. What follows is a cavalcade of boys' adventure stuff: charging rhinos, cannibals, an incredible wildlife stampede, and the back-of-the-neck-tingly thrill of venturing into unmapped lands. The location shooting, including tribal rituals, is marvelous throughout, and the movie manages to pack a great deal of material into 102 minutes without ever seeming rushed. A remake of a 1937 film, King Solomon's Mines was itself remade badly, with Richard Chamberlain, in 1985, and Quatermain was essayed by Sean Connery in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but purists will prefer Stewart Granger's stalwart-yet-sardonic hero--his career never quite got over the role. --Robert HortonBefore there was an Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain the stalwart hero of H. Rider Haggard's classic 1885 novel that's been filmed four times. Stewart Granger portrays Quartermain in this 1950 adaptation that was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award* and won Oscars* for Color Cinematography and Film Editing. Deborah Kerr plays the prim Englishwoman who hires Quartermain to lead the hunt for her missing husband even though no safari has ever returned from the uncharted regions their expedition must cross. Part adventure part spectacle and filmed amid the awesome splendor and peril of untamed Africa King Solomon's Mines is a film fan's treasure.Running Time: 103 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 012569672253
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