King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Lovers trapped in animal stampede!

1950 · 103 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Action, Romance

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Directed by Compton Bennett · Written by Helen Deutsch

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