An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.
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- TriviaThe word "Nomolos", the name of the fight to the death, is meaningless in Zulu. It is simply Solomon backwards.
- GoofsThe rifles used by the Russians in the movie are Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles Model 1930. The very earliest version of that rifle was produced in 1898. King Solomon's mines and Alan Quatermain is set circa 1860. Most of the ammunition carried by the characters is also of obvious current production.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
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Lengthy but well done adventure
This is a sprawling (4 hours) remake of the Rider Haggard story, with the usual added female and an extraneous subplot with Russian soldiers seeking a "Stone of Power" buried along with the treasure of King Solomon. It's very well shot, giving a vivid sense of the wide open spaces of Africa, and very well acted. Patrick Swayze is an excellent Alan Quatermain, and Allison Doody is attractive as Elizabeth Maitland, who hires Quatermain to help rescue her father. Sidede Onyulo as Umbopa, Gavin Hood as McNabb and the leader of the Russian soldiers (not named in IMDb's listing) are also memorable. For all that Hollywood can't leave a good story alone when they adapt it, this one is well told and, except that it's too long, I enjoyed it. 6/10.
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- gayspiritwarrior
- Jun 12, 2004
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- Копальні цара Соломона
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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