King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)
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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Produced by |
Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
| Written by |
Gene Quintano James R. Silke |
| Based on |
King Solomon's Mines 1885 novel by H. Rider Haggard |
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| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Alex Phillips Jr. |
| Edited by | John Shirley |
| Distributed by |
The Cannon Group Paramount Pictures (Viacom Inc.)/MGM |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $15,057,465 |
King Solomon's Mines is a 1985 action adventure film, the fourth of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies. It was adapted by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke and directed by J. Lee Thompson. This version of the story was a light, comedic take, deliberately referring to, and parodying Indiana Jones (in which franchise actor Rhys-Davies appeared in two installments). It was filmed outside Harare in Zimbabwe.
It was followed by a sequel (filmed back-to-back) Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) and by a yet un-produced sequel, Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East.
Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone) hires Allan Quatermain to find her father, believed lost on an expedition to find the fabled King Solomon's Mines. Together with his companion, the mysterious Umbopo, they penetrate unknown country, following a map believed to be genuine. It transpires that Professor Huston has been captured by a German military expedition on the same quest, led by Bockner (Herbert Lom), a single-minded knackwurst-munching, bald-headed Colonel and a ruthless Turkish slave-trader and adventurer, Dogati (John Rhys-Davies). Huston is being forced to interpret another map, also believed to be genuine.
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