King Solomon's Mines (1950)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Compton Bennett
Andrew Marton

Escritores:

Helen Deutsch (screenplay)
H. Rider Haggard (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 noviembre 1950 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Romance | Acción

Plot:

Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance...

Plot Keywords:

Guilt | Treasure | Africa | Widower | Fugitive

Premios:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A terrific adventure story

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7

10:00 PM

TCM

Reparto

Deborah Kerr	...	Elizabeth Curtis
Stewart Granger	...	Allan Quatermain
Richard Carlson	...	John Goode
Hugo Haas	...	Van Brun aka Smith
Lowell Gilmore	...	Eric Masters, District Commissioner
Kimursi	...	Khiva, Chief Bearer in Red Fez (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
Siriaque	...	Umbopa, Tall Prince-in-Exile
Sekaryongo	...	Chief Gagool, Witch-like Guide to Diamond Mines
Baziga	...	King Twala, Usurper (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)

También conocida como:

Las minas del rey Salomón (Spain) [es]

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

UK:PG (TV rating) | West Germany:12 | USA:Not Rated (video rating) | Belgium:Tous | France:U | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #14499)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Biondo, Democratic Republic Of Congo

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

In 1958, MGM reissued this film on a double bill with Rogue Cop (1954).

Errores:

Continuidad: Early in the film, when Quartermain is walking along talking to the heroine's brother, the brim of Quartermain's hat is split and flapping in the breeze. Later it's seen in one piece again.

Citas:

Allan Quatermain: The only way out of this is... suffocation.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)

A terrific adventure story

The 1950 version of King Solomon's Mines shows what's missing from today's action/adventure movies: characters who interest you *as people* and not simply because they are being shot at, chased, suspended from great heights, etc. The two main characters here, Allan Quartermain (Stewart Granger) and Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr), develop during the course of the movie from romance-novel stereotypes into three-dimensional characters you believe in and care about. Sure, this isn't Shakespeare, but it's miles ahead of the soulless roller-coaster rides we seem to get so frequently today.

Granger and Kerr are both perfect -- he as the world-weary yet principled guide & hunter, she as the imperious lady who insists on hiring him to find her lost husband. The supporting cast is also very good, especially the African actors who have small but often crucial roles in the film.

Visually, the film is gorgeous. It is packed with great shots of the African country and wildlife. It also captures (or recreates) indigenous music and rituals that I would imagine have completely vanished in the subsequent 50 years. Viewers should be aware that, during the first few minutes of the film, two elephants are shot & killed on screen. I found that a bit shocking, since no one actually kills animals in movies anymore.

A great movie, one where the human element is just as interesting as the adventure the characters are embarked upon.