King Solomon's Treasure
King Solomon's Treasure | |
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Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
Produced by |
Susan A. Lewis Alvin Rakoff Harry Alan Towers |
Screenplay by |
Allan Prior Colin Turner |
Based on |
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard |
Starring |
John Colicos David McCallum Patrick Macnee Britt Ekland |
Music by | Lew Lehman |
Cinematography | Paul Van der Linden |
Edited by | Stan Cole |
Production company |
Canafox Gold Key TV Towers of London Productions |
Distributed by |
Gold Key Entertainment (US) Scotia-Barber (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country |
Canada United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | CA$1.2 million |
King Solomon's Treasure is a 1979 British-Canadian low-budget film based on the novels King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard. It stars John Colicos as Allan Quatermain, as well as David McCallum, Britt Ekland, and Patrick Macnee who replaced Terry-Thomas.[1]
Cast
- David McCallum as Sir Henry Curtis
- John Colicos as Allan Quatermain
- Patrick Macnee as Captain John Good R.N.
- Britt Ekland as Queen Nyleptha
- Yvon Dufour as Alphonse
- Ken Gampu as Umslopogaas
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Oldest Club Member
- John Quentin as Stetopatris
- Véronique Béliveau as Neva
- Sam Williams as High Priest
- Hugh Rouse as Reverend MacKenzie
- Fiona Fraser as Mrs. Mackenzie
- Camilla Hutton as Flossie
- John Boylan as Club member
- Ian De Voy as Club member
Reception
TV Guide had this to say about the film: "The cast of seasoned veterans (McCallum, Macnee, Ekland) contribute embarrassingly bad performances. Surprisingly, though, the photography—the film is shot on location in Africa as well as in London and Canadian studios—is not bad at all."[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076270/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
- ↑ "King Solomon's Treasure: Review". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
External links
- King Solomon's Treasure at the Internet Movie Database
- Zone Troopers: Website about the different Allan Quatermain and King Solomon's Mine films
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