Maciste is captured and forced to work as a slave in an african mine. Kathy obrien convinces explorer alan quatermain to look for her father who went to find the fabled diamond mines of king soloman in south africa. King solomons mines is a wonderful film that takes the most amazing wildlife footage and combines it with stellar performances for a sweeping african trek. While the 1985 adventure king solomons mines is a blatant cashin on the blockbuster success of the indiana jones series, to his credit composer jerry goldsmith scrupulously avoids aping john williams landmark score to raiders of the lost ark, instead crafting a deliciously tongueincheek soundtrack with the overthetop energy and audacity of a warner bros. Timna copper mines dated to king solomon era the times. With reg park, wandisa guida, bruno piergentili, eleonora bianchi.
King solomons mines, first published in 1885, is a perennially popular novel by the victorian adventure writer and fabulist, h. A number of sites have been suggested as the location of his mines, including the workings at the timna valley near eilat. Maciste in king solomons mines usa tv title, samson in king solomons mines usa. It is the first english adventure novel set in africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world literary genre. Elizabeth curtis, played by kerr, hires thrillseeking explorer alan quartermain, played by granger, when her husband goes missing in africa during a diamond expedition. King solomons mines, first published in 1885, was a bestselling novel by the victorian adventure writer h. The reader can get a sense of the centrality of homosociality to king solomons mines by simply reading the dedication from the fictional hero allan quatermain.
Samson in king solomons mines 1964 by rarelust june 22, 2015 2. Maciste in king solomons mines 1964 maciste against hercules in the vale of woe 1961. With richard chamberlain, sharon stone, herbert lom, john rhysdavies. Paul robeson, a man they meet on their way to the south african coast, tells them about solomons diamond mines. The king solomon of the books title is the biblical king renowned both for his wisdom and for his wealth. King solomons mines intrada jerry goldsmith allmusic. Maciste in king solomons mines maciste nelle miniere di re salomone 1964. Rider haggards adventure novel king solomons mine was produced by british gaumont. His name was evans, and he was killed the following year, poor fellow, by a wounded buffalo, and. Our hero maciste eschews tunic for loin cloth as hes hanging out in the african jungle and living the tarzan life. New clues to king solomons mines found live science. Rider haggard, for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. With deborah kerr, stewart granger, richard carlson, hugo haas.
Rider haggards 1885 adventure novel, has been adapted to the following films. 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. The 1937 britishgaumont adaptation of king solomons mineswas the second film version of h. I uploaded them here because of the obvious tarzan elements in the film. King solomons mines is a classic adventure film based on the novel by h. The remakes with richard chamberlain were indeed a total waste of time. H rider haggard, david sturzaker, tim mcinnenry, full cast, bbc.
Ever in search of adventure, explorer allan quatermain agrees to join the beautiful jesse huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of king solomon. Just a few scenes from the film samson maciste in king solomons mines from 1964. King solomons mines was a popular victorian adventure novel, published by the english author h. King solomons mines by h rider haggard, cassell company. A bestseller in its day, h rider haggards colonial african tale now seems both misogynist and racist.
Rider haggard haggard, henry rider 18561925 english novelist best known for his romantic adventure novels written against south african backgrounds. King solomons mines has nothing whatsoever to do with indiana jones, except possibly as some kind of inspiration for it. Rider haggards 1885 bestseller, following a south african production in 1918 cameron, 2426. Samson in king solomons mines was released in italy on 25 june 1964. 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. This time out, macistes adventure centers on the lost city of zimba, hidden according to the monotone narration somewhere in the jungles of africa. While cedric hardwicke plays the nominal leading role of explorer alan. King solomons mines 1885 haggards first successful novel, it made him immediately famous. Original italian poster of hercules the avenger a different style artwork for an. What is the origin of the legend of king solomons mines.
Maciste in king solomons mines 1964 directed by piero regnoli. I made the terrible mistake of watching the remake, and that is 2 hours of my life i. Samson in king solomons mines is a 1964 italian peplum film written and directed by piero regnoli. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Alec baldwin may have retired his donald trump impression on. King solomons mines full frame, subtitled, dubbed on tcm shop. 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.
King solomons mines 1986 telemovie, an australian animated film. Lee thompson and starring richard chamberlain, herbert lom, john rhysdavies, ken gampu. Publication date 1901 publisher longmans, green and co. Maciste in king solomons mines usa tv title samson in king solomons mines usa maciste is captured and forced to work as a slave in an african. Fortune hunter allan quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing father lost in the wilds of 1900s africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival german explorer. The film had some location shooting done in south africa for the wildlife scenes. Released 1950, king solomons mines stars deborah kerr, stewart granger, richard carlson, hugo haas the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Portions of this italian production were shot in south africa, so you get to see giraffes and wildebeests fleeing from reg park as he stalks across the african veldt. Maciste nelle miniere di re salomone 1964 samson in king solomons mines.
Stewart granger and deborah kerr costar in this adventurous adaptation of the h. Timna copper mines dated to king solomon era radiocarbon dating of olive pits shows site was active during 10th century bce, backing up biblical. Samson in king solomons mines 1964 dvd reg park actor wandisa guisa actor format. It tells of a quest into an unexplored region of africa by a group of adventurers led by allan quatermain. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. King solomons mines 1950 official trailer deborah kerr, stewart. King solomons mines, a new american version, filmed in zimbabwe.
Reg park, wandisa guida, bruno piergentili, eleonora bianchi, elio jotta, carlo tamberlani, giuseppe addobbati, nino persello, bruno scipioni, loris loddi, kirk morris, frank gordon, mario mattoli, piero regnoli, ermanno donati, italo martinenghi, luigi carpentieri. A thrilling retelling of the classic adventure story by h. Samson in king solomons mines 1964 release info imdb. Samson in king solomons mines stars reg park as the titular, rocky planetoid. King solomons mines 1950 official trailer deborah kerr, stewart granger adventure movie hd adventurer allan quartermain leads an. Download king solomons mines in pdf and epub formats for free.
Total number of members who have this title in their. It was such a man as this who first told me the legend of solomons mines, now a matter of nearly thirty years ago. Watch king solomons mines full movie in hd visit adventurer allan quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted af. King solomons mines wikisource, the free online library. Eleonora bianchi in maciste in king solomons mines 1964 reg park in maciste in king solomons mines 1964.
I made the terrible mistake of watching the remake, and that is 2 hours of my life i can never get back. Ermanno donati, luigi carpentieri, piero regnoli, wandisa guida, dan harrison, piero regnoli. That was when i was on my first elephant hunt in the matalebe country. King solomons mines is a great book to explore the ancient world and discover wisdom through haggards amazing narration. King solomons mines 1885 is a popular novel by the english victorian adventure writer and fabulist sir h. King solomons mines 1950 full movie download full hd. Pdf download king solomons mines free unquote books. In king solomons mines, elizabeth curtis deborah kerr hires the best white hunter in africa stewart granger as dashing allan quartermain to help her find her husband, who was lost searching for the legendary king solomons diamond mines. As the kidnappers, led by sinister german military officer bockner, journey into the wilds of africa, allan and jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives. For people interested in african cultures, this film might as well be a documentary at times as the filmmakers capture real tribes performing real ceremonies, making the movie seem like an. Subsequent productions included a boxoffice hit of 195051 featuring deborah kerr and stewart granger, a 1985 flop starring a youthful sharon stone and richard chamberlain, and a 2004 television mini. King solomons mines book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading.