The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952
Approved
1h 54m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

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Adventure Drama Romance War

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.

Directors
- Henry King
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Casey Robinson
- Ernest Hemingway
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Henry King
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Casey Robinson
- Ernest Hemingway
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Countess Liz
(as Hildegarde Neff)

Leo G. Carroll

Uncle Bill

Torin Thatcher

Johnson

Ava Norring

Beatrice

Helene Stanley

Connie

Marcel Dalio

Emile

Vicente Gómez

Guitarist
(as Vicente Gomez)

Richard Allan

Spanish Dancer

Amanda Ambrose

Pianist
(uncredited)

Sugarfoot Anderson

Salvador Baguez

Stretcher Bearer
(uncredited)

Charles Bates

Harry at Seventeen
(uncredited)

Nina Borget

Girl
(uncredited)

Maurice Brierre

Waiter
(uncredited)

Arthur Brunner

Accordion Player
(uncredited)

Directors
- Henry King
- Roy Ward Baker
Writers
- Casey Robinson
- Ernest Hemingway
All cast & crew
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Trivia
In the scene where Gregory Peck lifts up Ava Gardner, he threw out his knee and production had to close down while he recovered. Unfortunately, all the scenes of his lying down in his sickbed had been shot already.

Goofs
Outside the Hotel Florinda in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), a 1948-1950 Ford truck is parked facing the camera.

Quotes
Countess Liz: You are everywhere, aren't you, darling?
Uncle Bill: It's the only attribute I share with the Almighty.

Connections
Edited from Blood and Sand (1941)

Soundtracks
You Do Something to Me
(alles war so leer) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Sung by Hildegard Knef
at the Piano: Amanda Ambrose

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The older and wiser you get, the deeper this movie becomes.

I saw this as a kid and thought it was an OK adventure movie. But seeing it again in middle age just blew me away. It really is the story of a man's life: looking back on lost opportunities, failed loves, and (as it's so beautifully described in the script) "losing the scent" in your life's direction. Gardner is mesmerizing; Hayward is dynamic. The Bernard Herrman score hits the mark again. And the set decoration and cinematography are superlative examples of the studio system at its most artistic.

Of course, the fact that jazz immortal Benny Carter plays tenor sax during a Paris party scene adds an enormous amount of cool points to this movie for me!