Mogambo

• Clark Gable: Victor Mars Well
• Ava Gardner: Ellinor Kelly
• Grace Kelly: Linda Nordley
• Donald Sinden: Donald Nordley
• Philip Stainton: John Brown - Pryce
• Eric Pohlmann: Leon Boltchak
• Laurence Naismith: Captain
• Denis O'Dea: Father Josef

Mogambo is an American film directed by John Ford in 1953. Was used as master the play Red Dust by Wilson Collison.

Action

The spirited dancer Eleanor Kelly accepted the invitation of a rich maharajas to Africa, which they can but sit surprising. Penniless she arrives in an animal trap station in Kenya, which is led by the taciturn big game hunter Victor Mars Well. He leaves her at first reluctantly a guest room. Elated by the exotic ambience of the African savannah, to Ellinor in love with the attractive and fascinating man. This is irritated by her uninhibited way and sends them to the ship back on the return journey. But the riverboat stuck, forcing Victor to look again to accept her.

The next day, the anthropologist Donald Nordley meets with his young wife Linda into the station to explore the behavior of mountain gorillas in the distant jungle. Victor is not enthusiastic about the idea of ​​having to attend a multi-day safari. But he quickly changes his opinion because the unapproachable Linda increasingly impressed him. Elinor learns of his advances and is jealous. Despite the growing tensions, the group breaks for the expedition, lived through some adventures and gets repeated in dangerous situations. Victor and Linda can hide their mutual affection and barely entangled deeper and deeper into an affair, which can be concealed only by clandestine meetings before the others. Victor feels guilty towards Donald and makes every effort to clear the air. When the opportunity arises, but he fails at his inability to the unsuspecting and deeper into his research man to come clean wine.

Ellinor recognizes the opportunity and staged in Victor's tent a boozy party for two. From the noise startled, Linda enters the scene and tries in desperation to shoot Victor with a revolver lying around. He is but fortunately only slightly injured. Linda versa crawling back to her husband and also Victor and Ellinor are finally coming together.

Background

• In Mogambo is a remake of the 1932 version, which ran under the title Jungle by storm (English original title Red Dust ). Clark Gable played, directed by Victor Fleming even then the male lead, at his side acted Jean Harlow and Mary Astor.
• In the German synchronization Ava Gardner's role first name of " Eloise " in " Eleanor " has been changed. Her nickname in the film " Honey Bear " was freely translated as " glutton ".

Reviews

" Moody adventure movie with beautiful pictures of animals, the jungle environment and atmosphere captures masterfully. Although the love story has been less convincing, the film offers thanks to outstanding performer captivating entertainment. "

" Since Hemingway Africa has discovered America, acting in Hollywood African fables as if they were, albeit from a much rosier Hemingway imitators, a" Happy- Hemingway, " with grad still a little snow on Kilimanjaro, lots of whiskey, some solitude and a harsh manly. John Ford directed colorful, attractive and fortunately not very serious. "

" One is tempted to describe the resulting situations with gentle mockery, and thus the serenity to express that often also fulfilled the Berlin premiere audience, given the unwinding at Löwenfauchen and gorilla roar love stories. "

" No big, but quite a good adventure film whose action takes place in the interior of Africa. Exciting, vibrant and a bit banal. For teenagers from 15 "

Awards

• The film was in two categories: Best Actress ( Ava Gardner ), and Best Supporting Actress ( Grace Kelly) was nominated for the Academy Awards in 1954 and also received a nomination for the British Film Academy Award for BAFTA Film Award for Best Film.
• Grace Kelly won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in the same year.

DVD Release

• Mogambo. Warner Home Video, 2004.