KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950)

As with many of the great ones this is a remake of the 1937 movie and was made again in 1985. Just as we all know that Moses looks like Charleston Heston, we also know that Allan Quatermain looks like Stewart Granger. The movie also has many other greats as Richard Carlson of "Creature from the Black Lagoon" fame. Basic story is an adaptation from H. Rider Haggard, in which Elizabeth Curtis comes to Africa in search of her lost husband and eventually uses a large sum of money to recruit Allan Quatermain against his better judgment to lead the search. Naturally the two people even thought chaperoned have to resist nature taking its course. Eventually picking up a stranger (Umbopa) going their way they run into danger from animals, natives, and unscrupulous people. The title gives away the reason that the husband (Curtis) was in Africa to begin with. Will Curtis be found and what effect will it have on Allan and Elizabeth?

I really like this film the cast is great and the setting in Africa is terrific great resolution in blue ray Good old fashioned entertainment

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The Best of the best in King Solomon's Mines that I had ever seen. Mine you, this motion picture was filmed in Kenya and the surrounding East Africa in 1953 in Professional Kodachrome colour (or Technicolor). The beginning of the motion picture was fantastic with the sounds of beating drums....I like the introduction. Then the most thrilling part was the general stampeding of many zebras, gazelles and encounters with a herd of wild elephants in which Allen, the white hunter permitted his client to shoot one of them. Then as the group travel to the wilds of Darkest Africa, they encountered the lions and rhinos. And lastly meeting the confrontation with the tribal leaders. It was the best motion picture by MGM filmed in Kenya and rivalled the recent wildlife film: The Ghost and Darkness. Hence, I highly recommend this motion picture to all those who, like me, enjoy the the classic: King Solomon's Mines by Sir Rider Haggard. Cheers!!! So go for it if you like to see this fantastic wildlife adventure film.

This is one of the finest films that Stuart Granger has ever done.He plays a white hunter named Allen Quartermain. He is asked to take on the task of leading a Mrs Curtis (Deborah Kerr) on a safari into the unmapped region of Africa so that she can find her missing husband Henry, who as the story goes asked allen to guide him to the legendary Diamond mines. After much debateing Granger takes Kerr with him. It begins an epic journeythrough the jungle and then the desert, climaxing in a village of an african tribe. This is one of the greatest adeventures ever to come out of the 1950's. Some of the cinematography is breath taking, especially with all the Gazzells and giraffes. You can see why it has won awards. There is also the a few humorus conversations, the best of which comes when the group are standing in a clearing and a pride of lions goes past them. Granger says "don't worry they're not hungry" The response is " How do you know" Granger says "If they eat you they're hungry" A great film that has every thing for every body from start to finish

An incredible movie for the time. First movie filmed on location in Africa. Scenes of wild life are incredible. You have to wonder how they were able to arrange them, ie the Elephant Hunt, the Zebra stampede. Probably the first film appearance of those tall natives, the Tutsi. If you compare to modern times, the acting is a little stilted, but the story is quite interesting and certainly provides the basis for all future movies featuring a Great White Hunter. Certainly has convinced me I have to read the book.