Overview
Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $1.55M worldwide, about 3.2 times its $485K budget
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Based on
Based on King Solomon's Mines
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Setting
Set in Africa
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Collection
Part of Quartermain Collection
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James ClavellWriter
- H. Rider HaggardNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 25, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $485K
- Revenue
- $1.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Quartermain Collection
Production
Cast
Videos
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