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.
Elizabeth Curtis
Allan Quartermain
John Goode
Van Brun
Eric Masters
Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)
King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)
H. Rider Haggard's story of jungle intrigue and treasure hunting is given the lavish Hollywood treatment in this colourful adaptation of the story. In this slightly different version, Stewart Granger ("Allan Quatermain") is hired by Deborah Kerr ("Elizabeth Curtis") to track down her brother lost whilst off in search of King Solomon's legendary treasure. Unlike the 1937 version; this becomes more of a romance - as you might expect given the leading performers; and as such it loses much of it's grittiness and the tension is much more tied to their relationship than to their exploits in hostile ...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,300,000.00
Revenue $15,057,465.00