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King Solomon's Mines

1950 · 103 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned safari adventure with grand landscapes, simmering romance, and a steady sense of peril.

Genres
Adventure, Action, Romance
Tagline
Lovers trapped in animal stampede!
Overview
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • survival
  • love
  • betrayal
  • colonialism
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, action, romance
Directed by
Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett
Written by
Helen Deutsch
Starring
Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, Kimursi, Siriaque, Sekaryongo
Music
Mischa Spoliansky
Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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