The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Overview

In this film, based on Ernest Hemingway's short story, Gregory Peck plays a character based on Hemingway crony F. Scott Fitzgerald. While hunting in the African mountains, Peck is seriously wounded. In the few hours he has left, Peck reflects upon what he considers a wasted life.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2017
UPC:	0889290943668
Original Release:	1952
Source:	Film Detective
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	43,204

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gregory Peck	Harry Street
Susan Hayward	Helen
Ava Gardner	Cynthia Green
Hildegard Knef	Countess Liz
Torin Thatcher	Johnson
Leo G. Carroll	Uncle Bill
Ava Norring	Beatrice
Marcel Dalio	Emile
Helene Stanley	Connie
Richard Allan	Dancer
Ivan Lebedeff	Marquis
Bert Freed	GI
Vincente Gomez	Guitarist
Leonard Carey	Dr. Simmons
Paul Thompson	Witch Doctor
Emmett Smith	Molo
Victor Wood	Charles
Agnes Laury	Margot
Monique Chantel	Georgette
Janine Grandel	Annette
John Dodsworth	Compton
Charles Bates	Harry at Age 17
Lisa Ferraday	Vendeuse
Maya Van Horn	Princess
Martin Garralaga	Spanish Officer
Salvador Baguez	Stretcher Bearer
George Navarro	Stretcher Bearer
George Davis	Servant
Julian Rivero	Old Waiter
Edward Colmans	Clerk
Ernest Brunner	Accordian Player,Accordian Player,Guest
Maurice Brierre	Waiter
Benny Carter	Alto Sax Soloist
Monique Chantal	Georgette
Sugarfoot Anderson	Actor
Hildegarde Neff	Countess Liz
Charley Bates	Harry at Age 17
Richard Arlen	Spanish Dancer
Bernard Herrmann	Composer
Alfred Newman	Composer

Technical Credits

Casey Robinson

Ernest Hemingway

Henry King	Director
Casey Robinson	Screenwriter
Ray Kellogg	Special Effects
Darryl F. Zanuck	Producer
Ernest Hemingway	Screenwriter
Roy Ward Baker	Director
Tom Connors	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

A tremendous hit when first released, The Snows of Kilimanjaro has not aged well over the years. Almost any screen adaptation of an Ernest Hemingway tale is faced with a difficulty: Hemingway's strong suit is his style, which is heightened and artificial. It works beautifully on the page, but translated into actual dialogue, it comes across as both flighty and stiff, and quite unnatural. Casey Robinson's screenplay does a decent job of bringing things halfway back to earth, but it ends up in a bit of a no-man's land, not really Hemingway, but not quite the real world either. Visually, however, Kilimanjaro is a feast, with Leon Shamroy's camera capturing the full beauty of its often-stunning locations and also finding emotion -- warmth, joy, and tension -- in the "character" scenes. The art direction is lovely, and the trio of stars is very, very easy on the eyes, especially the delectable Ava Gardner. Gardner and Gregory Peck create the appropriate romantic chemistry, and audiences will be drawn in by their performances, but Susan Hayward is unfortunately wasted in a role that gives her too little to do. Despite the flaws in its screenplay (and in Henry King's direction, which is uneven), there's still enough here to engage most fans of romance movies.