King Solomon's Mines
Lovers trapped in animal stampede!
Country
Production
Budget
$2 258 000
Box office
$5 047 000
Director
Actors
Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, Kimursi, Siriaque, Sekaryongo, Baziga, Munto Anampio
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the beginning of the film, a real shot was fired at the elephant.
- The escape of frightened wild animals in Africa was filmed on location, but the footage was lost, and the scene was reshot in Hollywood with a trained elephant.
- The scene in which Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) cuts off her hair, only to then appear with a perfect hairstyle, caused uproarious laughter among audiences during preview screenings, and producers even considered removing the scene altogether. No one could figure out how to otherwise explain the change in her hairstyle, so the scene remained.
- The logistics of filming were a nightmare. Over 2.5 tons of equipment, including specially constructed trucks, were delivered to the city of Mombasa, as some scenes were to be filmed on Mount Kenya. Film was flown from Hollywood to Africa and back in special refrigerated containers, where a specific temperature was maintained. Along the way, the planes made several stops where the containers were additionally cooled.
- The scene in which Deborah Kerr's (1921–2007) character cuts her own hair, only for it to be revealed that she has a flawless hairstyle, caused roar of laughter among the audience during preview screenings, and the producers even considered removing the scene entirely. However, since no one could figure out another way to explain the change in her hairstyle, the scene was kept.
- The desert scene was filmed in the state of New Mexico.
- The ritual dance shown on screen in the village of the Umbopa tribe is still performed today.
- The African actors who appeared in the film were hired locally.
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