King Solomon's Mines (1950 film)
- Deborah Kerr: Elizabeth Curtis
- Stewart Granger Allan Quatermain
- Richard Carlson: John Goode
- Kimursi: Khiva
- Siriaque: Umbopa
King Solomon's Mines is the title of an American feature film, shot in Technicolor, from the year 1950. Served as a literary model of the eponymous novel by H. Rider Haggard.
Action
Towards the end of the 19th century: Actually wants Allan Quatermain not on Mrs. Elizabeth Curtiz 'Please go to look for her and her brother John Goode deep in the interior of Africa for her missing husband. But the widowed man needs the money to allow his son a good education in England. So he can finally talk, and they set off with colored straps.
There is less love than their conscience that drove Elizabeth in this dangerous undertaking. She has brought great wealth into the marriage and kept her husband often enough. Now he has one year to find King Solomon's fabled treasure, and she has not heard from him.
Also, the chemistry between Elizabeth and Allan does not initially, and often John has to play the mediator. But the more difficult the course through new country is more dangerous to the environment and the wildlife they threaten, the more growing mutual respect. She admires his composure and safety in critical situations, impress him their perseverance and courage.
When they come to the area of a wild tribe people, one morning disappeared all carriers. You alone must continue and lose in an attack even Quatermains Boy Khiva. They are now down to three.
Then comes a strange -looking, tall, native to them and asks them to accompany them. And time and again they have to survive dangers, they barely escape death by trampling through before a bush fire fleeing zebras and other ungulates, and dying of thirst in an endless sandy desert. Slowly, Elizabeth and Allan have for each other more than sympathy.
Finally, they come in a fertile area, which is inhabited by people whose appearance resembles that of her companion. It welcomes some like old friends. It turns out, her companion is Umbopa, the outcast king of this people, who wants to reclaim his throne from his rivals.
While Umbopa prepared the political upheaval, the three whites come again in danger. Supporters of the party hostile to lure them into a cave. There they encounter while on the legendary King Solomon's diamond and the remains of Elizabeth's husband, but get only risking their lives back outside.
Between Umbopa and the false king it comes to fight. Umbopa wins and is proclaimed by the people as the new ruler. Elizabeth, Allan and John but return, laden with gifts, in the homeland.
Background
- While watching the film fall on a different color images. Sequences with pictures of animals, such as with the fleeing herd, are inaccurate and darker than with the actors. Obviously the animal recordings were cut into it as a preserve in the movie.
- Six times the material was filmed in 1937 with Cedric Hardwick, 1950 with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, 1958 with George Montgomery, David Farrar and Tania Elg, 1978, Patrick Macnee, 1985 with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone (see Quatermain - Looking for the treasure of kings ) and 2004 with Patrick Swayze (see Quatermain and the treasure of King Solomon ).
Awards
- Three times in 1950 the film was nominated for an Oscar, including Best Picture. He received two Oscars and indeed for the camera (Robert Surtees ) and the average ( Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Annoying ).
- Also, the camera work in 1951 was a Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography - Color excellent.
Criticism
" The little original story is lost in a fascinating paintings of Africa with great nature and landscape photography from Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda and Zaire. "
Continuation
1958, MGM a sequel in theaters titled Watusi. In this George Montgomery played the now grown-up son of Allan Quatermain, which comes as a newcomer to Africa and yet, only through the stories of his father, may have all kinds of experiences. The film uses all the key scenes from the first part simply a second time. The plot is very similar in content to the first.