King Solomon's Mines (1950) is an adventure film loosely based on the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard, starring Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Richard Carlson. It was adapted by Helen Deutsch, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture. It currently holds a 92% approva...
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King Solomon's Mines (1950) is an adventure film loosely based on the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard, starring Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Richard Carlson. It was adapted by Helen Deutsch, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture. It currently holds a 92% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
Like virtually all film versions, it changes Haggard's plot to include a female lead. But this version strays even further from the novel than the 1937 British adaptation. There are several African characters in the book, particularly Umbopa, a king in disguise. In the earlier film, Paul Robeson received top billing for the role, whereas in this version, Umbopa's importance is greatly reduced.
In 1959, a sequel titled Watusi was made by the same studio.
Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger), an experienced hunter and...
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