King Solomon's Mines (movie)

King Solomon's Mines refers to at least three films which tell the story of an adventurer who helps a woman look for her lost husband/father in Africa, loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard.

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Africa - King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard

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King Solomon's Mines first received a film treatment in 1937, starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee and Roland Young. It was adapted by Charles Bennett (uncredited), Michael Hogan, Roland Pertwee A.R. Rawlinson (uncredited) and Ralph Spence (uncredited). It was directed by Robert Stevenson.

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1937 - Paul Robeson - Cedric Hardwicke - Anna Lee - Roland Young - Charles Bennett - Michael Hogan - Roland Pertwee - A.R. Rawlinson - Ralph Spence - Robert Stevenson

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In 1950, the movie was adapted by Helen Deutsch from the novel. It stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. It was directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture.

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1950 - Helen Deutsch - Deborah Kerr - Stewart Granger - Richard Carlson - Compton Bennett - Andrew Marton - Academy Awards - Best Cinematography, Color - Best Film Editing - Best Picture

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It was remade in 1985, starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies. It was adapted by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke and directed by J. Lee Thompson.

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Remade - 1985 - Richard Chamberlain - Sharon Stone - Herbert Lom - John Rhys-Davies - Gene Quintano - James R. Silke - J. Lee Thompson

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King Solomon's Mines was also remade as a TV mini series in 2004. It starred Patrick Swayze as Allan Quatermain and also starred Alison Doody.

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Patrick Swayze - Alison Doody

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