The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952 film)
- Gregory Peck: Harry
- Susan Hayward: Helen
- Ava Gardner: Cynthia
- Hildegard Knef: Countess Liz
- Leo G. Carroll: Uncle Bill
- Ava Norring: Beatrice
- Helene Stanley: Connie
- Marcel Dalio: Émile
- Vicente Gómez: Guitar player
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Original Title: The Snows of Kilimanjaro ) is an American film adaptation of the story The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway from 1952 directed by Henry King, in the lead roles were Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner and Hildegard. Knef to see.
Action
The writer Harry Street is with his wife Helen in Africa, because he wants a mystery, the legacy of his uncle Bill solved: Why is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the skeleton of a leopard?
In an unfortunate incident he became infected with a dangerous virus and remembers in feverish dreams of his true love Cynthia Green who he lost because of his obsession to roam the world for stories for his novels. Although Cynthia is dead, makes him the thought of it not happening.
Passages of his life and his failure to run past him. This is also a short and meaningless affair with the Countess Liz and how he met his wife Helen when he mistook Cynthia. He considers himself a failure because he has failed to the really important things in life. Is the leopard so perished on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, because he followed the wrong track?
Helen now supplies his wounds, endures his moods and his talk about lost love and trying valiantly to restore in him the will to live, until help arrives. Harry recognizes more and more the true nature of his loving wife. After a brave intervention and an all-important night vultures have disappeared on the tree next to the camp.
Background
The shooting took place both in the studios of 20th Century Fox in Los Angeles and on location in Cairo, Nairobi, and on the French Riviera.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro premiered on September 17, 1952 in New York. In Germany the film was released in theaters on March 13, 1953.
Reviews
'Rapid episodic film based on a story by Ernest Hemingway, audience effectively staged, but far from reaching the character representation and atmospheric density of the original. "
" [E ] ffektvoll photographed variant of Hemingway material, which leaves open a happy ending; not only because something powerless. "
'Rapid episodic film, except for the Hildegard Knef - scene remarkably dense and stimulating. Symbolized positive statement. "
" Timeless gripping, emotional drama. "
"The film lacks the sharp profile of the novella Hemingway, but still leaves a presentation by noble and prudent Director deeper impression. "
Awards
1952 snow on Kilimanjaro was honored with the National Board of Review. At the Academy Awards in 1953, the film was nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography in the categories. Director Henry King also received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award.
German version
The German synchronous processing originated in 1953 in the studios of the Ultra Film Synchron GmbH in Berlin. For transcripts and synchronous directed by Alfred Vohrer was responsible.