The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
1952 · Feature film · 113 min · dir. Henry King
His adventures . . . Like his loves . . . Were great and exciting!
- Drama
- Adventure
- Romance
Synopsis
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Henry King
- Writer
- Casey Robinson
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Cinematography
- Leon Shamroy
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1952-09-17
- Running time
- 113 minutes
Cast & crew
Henry King Director
Helene Stanley
Marcel Dalio
Leonard Carey
Ivan Lebedeff
Leo G. Carroll
Ava Gardner
Gregory Peck
Torin Thatcher
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Hemingway's best story · patt17 · 2010-03-13
Hemingway's semi-autobiographical story of the same name has a different ending, but otherwise, I think he'd approve. A superb lead actor, fine supporting cast (Leo G. Carroll adds a poignant dignity and a grace note as Harry Street's uncle, Ava Gardner is mesmerizing), excellent script, a Bernard Herrmann score (listen to the beautiful sax solo and French dance music in Paris) = a satisfying film experience. The one star review says: "Too much back story"?! The "back story" IS the story. "Too much dialog"? (as in a symphony has too many notes?) "Not enough story"? (there's nothing BUT…
★ · Good Lord · jimelena · 2007-07-25
Everything i don't like in a film. But you might like it. Too much back story, too much dialog, too much stock footage. Not enough story.
PD · A/V Geek Skip · 2007-11-02
The film is public domain.
