King solomons mines 1937 and the book is the granddaddy of all those adventure, lost world movies, like the indiana jones franchise. It was revealed that the mine was connected to a volcano. Africa looks like africa, rather than a stretch of the river thames. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. King solomons mines 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A young irish woman hires a hunter to find her father in unexplored africa. Hardwicke is closer to haggards quartermain than any of the actors playing him since even looking a bit like frederick selous, one of the models for quartermain, but granger is the one who sticks in your mind in the splendid later oscar winning version.
Among its offenses lewis listed the introduction of a totally irrelevant young woman haggards tale explicitly states at the outset that there are no european women in it. The project gutenberg etext of king solomons mines, by h. This 1937 film is about the events that happen when an expedition was organized by anna lee to locate her father. Adventurer allan quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted african territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of king solomon. King solomons mines is a 1937 british adventure film directed by robert stevenson and starring paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, anna lee, john loder and roland young. Thanks to umbopas knowhow, the whites are saved from a horrible death and the evil tribesmen are overthrown. Watch this and then indiana jones and the last crusade 1989 back to back. A cento anni dalla pubblicazione del romanzo le miniere di re salomone 1885 di h. Lovers trapped in animal stampede adventurer allan quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted african territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of king solomon. Rider haggards king solomons mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publication in 1885. The films production values are superior to sanders of the river d. Following a mysterious map of dubious reliability, a small group of men trek into southern africa in search of a lost friendand a lost treasure, the fabled mines of king solomon.
King solomons mines, first published in 1885, is a perennially popular novel by the victorian adventure writer and fabulist, h. King solomons mines is a 1937 british adventure film directed by robert stevenson and. Rider haggards adventure novel king solomons mine was produced by british gaumont. It tells of a quest into an unexplored region of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain. Feb 26, 2016 king solomons mines is a 1937 british adventure film directed by robert stevenson and starring paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, anna lee, john loder and roland young. With paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, roland young, john loder. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. King solomons mines is the story of the leader allan quatermain and his adventurous group of followers on their mission to find the lost brother of an aristocrat, sir henry curtis. Worried about her father, kathy persuades hunter allan quartermain cedric hardwicke to lead a party to rescue him. Quartermain, curtis and good follow her, but gagool sets off a rockfall to seal them in.
Robert stevenson, 1937, is based on the novel by h. They had never heard of the film, or hadnt seen it yet. The films production values are superior to sanders of the. A long time ago, i was introduced as an outsider to a group of boys who would get together once a month to have a cheese fest of real bad movies. Rider haggards king solomons mines 1885 is a classic work of adventure. The plot gets under way when anna lee organizes an expedition to locate her father, who has disappeared in the wilds of africa while searching for king solomons mines, a legendary diamond repository. King solomons mines is a great book to explore the ancient world and discover wisdom through haggards amazing narration. King solomons mines 1937 film, a british film king solomons mines. King solomons mines 1885 is a popular novel by the english victorian adventure writer and fabulist sir h.
May 01, 2000 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. King solomons mines 1937 stream and watch online moviefone. King solomons mines 1937 kathys anna lee father is intrigued by the stories umbopa paul robeson, a man they meet on their way to the south african coast, tells them about solomons diamond. We watched three movies, and laughed until we cried. The story revolves around the adventures of professional hunter allan quartermain, hot on the trail of a wayward fortune hunter who is in search of the diamond mines of solomon. King solomons mines, first published in 1885, was a bestselling novel by the victorian adventure writer h. Granted, the 1950 interpretation was memorable for its technicolor scenery and the star duo of deborah kerr and stewart granger and the 1985 remake an indiana jones imitation did have sharon stone. The kings advisor, a particularly pernicious looking person, concedes that kerrs husband had visited the village and agrees to take them to where he was last seen a mountain cave that contains king solomons mines, or rather the dazzling jewels that were his treasure. When it was over, i shyly suggested a movie called king solomons mines. In the classic adventure novel king solomons mines by h. King solomons mines 1937, with cedric hardwicke as quatermain.
Rider haggards 1885 adventure novel, has been adapted to the following films. Ive loved most of the films made of it one exception was a comedy version with richard. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king solomons mines 1937 near you. The story was first filmed in 1937 with cedric hardwicke as allan quatermain and anna lee as kathy obrien. Zoltan korda, 1935, robesons previous africanbased adventuredrama. However, there is a reason that adults should watch this, and a way to get kids interested, maybe.
King solomons mines 1937 dvd this product is manufactured on demand using regionfree dvdr recordable media. The plot gets under way when anna lee organizes an expedition to locate her father, who has disappeared in the wilds of africa while searching for king solomons mines, a. It stars paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, anna lee, john loder and roland young. Rider haggard since boyhood, cordially disliked robert stevensons 1937 take on king solomons mines. As for king solomons mines, quartermaine and his party finally locate the fabled diamond cacheand then fate deals an ironic hand, as fate has a habit of doing. Kathy obrien convinces exploreradventurer alan quatermain to lead a small rescue party to search for her father who abandoned her to find the fabled diamond mines of king soloman. King solomons mines did not deliver the colonial message as successfully as sanders and pleased crowds and critics proportionally less. It relates a journey into the heart of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novels title. Overview of king solomons mines, 1937, directed by robert stevenson, with paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, roland young, at turner classic movies. However, though robesons umbopa is a more charismatic and less stereotypical character. Although versions of king solomons mines would be released in 1950 and 1985, the 1937 offering is considered to be the most faithful to the book. The first of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by henry rider haggard, the film was produced by the gaumont british picture corporation at lime grove studios in shepherds bush.
King solomons mines wikisource, the free online library. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. King solomons mines 1937 adventure, hd 24p youtube. It was initially required by the british censors to tone down its violence richards 1984 149, lessening some of the excitement of the muchvaunted battle sequences. Fortune hunter patrick obrien has left his daughter kathy and guide umbopa to trek across the desert in hopes of finding the fabled diamond mines of solomon. Games being played right now latest searches king solomons mines, metal slug. Local guide umbopa paul robeson leads the subsequent search party, albeit with his own agenda. First of the many versions, this british production is somewhat dated but not without charm and adventure. Touted by its 1885 publisher as the most amazing story ever written, king solomons mines was one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century.
King solomons mines 1937 robert stevenson synopsis. King solomons mines 1937 synopsis king solomons mines 1937 titolo originale. King solomons mines 1950 wb mgm region 2 pal import. This 1950 version is a fun ride, but i have to admit, i think the 1937 version stands as the best of the lot. And the 1937 version is a solid if uninspired adaptation, with some goodtoexcellent acting and a fairly faithful script, although im not sure where the irish pair came from. King solomons mines 1937 directed by robert stevenson. Fortune hunter patrick obrien has left his daughter kathy anna lee and guide umbopa paul robeson to trek across the desert in hopes of finding the fabled diamond mines of solomon. Rider haggard this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. King solomons mines is the narrative of allan quatermain, elephant hunter and explorer, and his adventures in the company of danish man of action sir henry curtis and royal navy officer captain good. Francais italiano nederlands polski srpskohrvatski. Select author names above for additional information and titles. Allan quatermain e le miniere di re salomone king solomons. The project gutenberg ebook of king solomons mines, by h. Watch king solomons mines this british film has the distinction of being the first adaptation of the h.
Project gutenberg reading rooms washington state, usa. A british explorer disappears in the jungles of africa while on a quest to find king solomons mine, a fabled diamond cache. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Free wallpapers download of king solomons mines movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Released 1937, king solomons mines stars paul robeson, cedric hardwicke, anna lee, roland young the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Rider haggard haggard, henry rider 18561925 english novelist best known for his romantic adventure novels written against south african backgrounds. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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