King Solomon’s Mines

Stirring adventure with Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger braving swamps, jungles and deserts as they search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon., The wife of an adventurer hires an explorer to find her missing husband, who never came back from an expedition to find the legendary diamond mines of the Biblical ruler. A Best Picture nominee., Classic action adventure about a rescue party which sets out to find an explorer who has disappeared on an African treasure hunt. The search leads the party across the continent and through the terrors of jungle, swamp and desert. Their ultimate destination is the fabled lost mine of Solomon, a source of unimaginable wealth and deadly danger., The wife of an adventurer hires an explorer to find her missing husband, who never came back from an expedition to find the legendary diamond mines of the Biblical ruler., Allen Quatermain must locate King Solomon’s mines before the bad guys get to it., This film stars Stewart Granger as fearless-explorer Alan Quartermaine, and Deborah Kerr as the spunky Irish lass who hires him on to locate her husband. Kerr’s spouse has disappeared somewhere in Africa while attempting to unearth the long-lost diamond mines of King Solomon., Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger star in this Oscar-winning romantic action-adventure. Elizabeth Curtis employs the initially reluctant big game hunter and adventurer Allan Quartermain to help her search for her husband, who has disappeared after embarking on an ambitious expedition deep into Africa to find the source of the legendary King Solomon’s immense wealth. Tagging along are Curtis’s brother John Goode and their native guide Umbopa. Ahead of them are sights, dangers and revelations they can barely imagine… Loosely based on H Rider Haggard’s 1885 novel, this was the first version of the work to be filmed in colour. Two directors shared the task, Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, the latter being responsible for the location sequences, which were shot across East and Central Africa (as well as in California and New Mexico)., Stirring adventure abounds with Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger braving swamps, jungles and deserts as they search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.