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King Solomon's Mines (1950)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:10

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Three adventurers embark on a perilous quest in the wilds of Africa for the famed diamond mines. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Cinematography,... Three adventurers embark on a perilous quest in the wilds of Africa for the famed diamond mines. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Cinematography, Best Film Editing. [More]

Starring: Andrew Marton, Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson

Starring: Andrew Marton, Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, John Banner

Director: Compton Bennett

Director: Compton Bennett
Producer: Sam Zimbalist
Screenwriter: Helen Deutsch

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Jan 11, 2005

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  • Before 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 AwardO 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.
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    03/26/09
    Variety

    One of the top adventure films of all-time; beautiful African scenery.

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    10/05/02
    Bob Bloom
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    03/25/06
    Bosley Crowther
    Bosley Crowther
    New York Times

    MGM's elegant remake of the superior 1937 version.

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    Dennis Schwartz
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    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Of the half a dozen screen versions, MGM's 1950 remake of the 1937 British adventure is arguably the most lavish and entertaining, deservedly winning the Oscars for cinematography and editing.

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    Emanuel Levy
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    A real treasure, and not shown often enough these days

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    12/19/02
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    This is not your modern slam-bang action movie...but, rather, it's a pure adventure film, with an emphasis on realistic dangers and believable excitement.

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    01/11/05
    John J. Puccio
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    03/10/03
    Marjorie Baumgarten
    Marjorie Baumgarten
    Austin Chronicle

    It is pleasant to look at, but it no longer passes for action and adventure these days.

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    01/29/03
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Classic of its adventure genre--colorful, exciting.

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    10/25/04
    Steve Crum
    Steve Crum
    Kansas City Kansan

    Doesn't quite fulfill its promise, in part because the title destination is too obviously a MacGuffin in which the film ultimately doesn't even feign mild interest.

    Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
    03/24/05
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Decent Films Guide

    A spectacular adventure story with a smidgin of romance, King Solomon's Mines is exciting enough and adventurous enough and wholesome enough for the whole family.

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