MGM's Mighty Romantic Adventure! Lovers trapped in animal stampede!

Starring: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, Kimursi, Siriaque, Sekaryongo, Biziga, Munto Anampio, John Banner

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"The average life of a man in my profession is approximately eight years. Now, I've been at it for fifteen, so you see, I've been living on borrowed time... Sooner or later, an animal, or an unfriendly native, or a tropical disease will get me." - Allan Quatermain

Why watch this? A very good film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name.

Plot Summary: In Kenya Africa circa 1897, Elizabeth Curtis hires weary and jaded safari guide, Alan Quatermain, to lead her and her brother, John, on a search to find her missing husband. Her husband's quest was the legendary King Solomon's diamond mines and she has a copy of the map. Quatermain is very reluctant to take on the dangerous journey which leads to parts of Africa nobody has yet explored. However, he is being well paid.

Dad's Preview: This adventure film, with a dash of romance, exposes its viewers to all forms of African peril: charging bull elephants, snakes, river crocs, and spear-wielding natives. As a kid, I loved all films about the many demographics of deepest Africa. It truly thrilled my soul. I can certainly see in this flick the genesis of future heroic, adventure films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Romancing the Stone (1984).

Metro-Goldwyn_Mayer; Loew's Inc.