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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301971164
ISBN: 6301971167
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 7027
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 1950
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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 Horton
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines is truly one the best movies about Africa. The scenery is spectacular. The story seemed to be a never-ending confrontation with wild animals however it was interesting to see the
the variety. The native tribes were also interesting, especially the very tall Watusi and their dance. The actors portrayed believable roles and the movie deserved the two Oscars it received. I will watch it again and again.
Rating: - More HollywoodthanHaggard, butstill a terrific yarn
Written as a bet that he couldn't come up with a better adventure story than Treasure Island, H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has proved itself a hardy perennial over the years without ever getting a particularly faithful screen adaptation. MGM's 1950 version more or less keeps to the bare bones of the story, but changes the reason for the quest and those on it - not a pure treasure hunt but a search for Deborah Kerr's missing husband who may or may not have met his end searching for the ... Read More
Rating: - King Solomon's Mines
What can I say? It's a classic, and I love it. The stampede scene is worth the price all by itself.
Rating:  - A Vehicle For Its 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 ... Read More
Rating:  - One of Greatest Dance Sequences Ever on Film!
I first saw this film when I was a boy and never, ever forget the Watusi warrior dances. It is one of the most beautiful dance sequences ever filmed. The drums, the outfits and the ecstatic joy of the dancers themselves a kind of male grace and a warrior's pride in lilting wonderful movement interspersed with those stunning leaps. One feels as though one were in the presence of a superior and lordly race!
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