The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Director: Jonathan Frakes Jonathan Frakes

Overview

An adventurous former librarian sets out in search of the legendary mines of King Solomon in this epic sequel to The Librarian: Quest for the Spear starring Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, and Olympia Dukakis. Flynn Carsen (Wyle) was a quiet bookworm whose 12 bachelor's degrees, six master's degrees, and four Ph.D.'s weren't earned by risking his life at the far corners of the globe. But now school is over, and the only way to uncover some of history's most exciting secrets is to travel into the field and set out on the adventure of a lifetime.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2006
UPC:	0053939765229
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	NR
Source:	Turner Home Ent
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	50,616

Special Features

In the Den With the Librarian's Special Effects Artists; Subtitles: Español (movie only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Noah Wyle	Flynn Carsen
Gabrielle Anwar	Emily Davenport
Jane Curtin	Charlene
Erick Avari	Gen. Samir
Robert Foxworth	Uncle Jerry
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	Jomo
Zahn McClarnon	Tommy Yellow Hawk
Olympia Dukakis	Margie Carsen
Bob Newhart	Judson
Joseph LoDuca	Composer
Jonathan Frakes	Actor
Tertius Meintjes	Rogan
Anton Voster	Actor
Vernon Willemse	Actor

Technical Credits

Marco Schnabel

David N. Titcher

Jonathan Frakes	Director
Marco Schnabel	Screenwriter
Dean Devlin	Executive Producer,Producer
Marc Roskin	Executive Producer,Producer
Kearie Peak	Executive Producer,Producer
Noah Wyle	Producer
Michael S. Murphey	Producer
Rachel Olschan	Producer
Julie Altus	Sound Effects
Sean Byrne	Sound Effects
Bob Costanza	Sound Effects
David N. Titcher	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The second in a series of rousing action-adventure films produced for TNT in the U.S. and SKY TV in the U.K., this installment strengthens the Librarian franchise's ties to the Indiana Jones movies and, more broadly, a popular-fiction tradition that dates back more than a century. ER alumnus Noah Wyle returns in the title role, playing Flynn Carsen, the chief staffer of a unique institution whose mandate is to keep precious, ancient artifacts out of the wrong hands. This time around Flynn is charged with locating and protecting the fabled King Solomon's Mines, a task he undertakes with the assistance of brainy and beautiful archaeologist Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar). Their flamboyant, globe-trotting exploits are entertainingly captured on film by erstwhile Star Trek commander-turned-director Jonathan Frakes, thanks to extensive location shooting and a clever blending of live-action stunt work and computer-generated special effects. The movie doesn't quite equal Raiders of the Lost Ark, but believe us when we say it comes within a stone's throw. Wyle is a breezy leading man who occasionally seems out of his depth in the action sequences but handles humorous and romantic scenes with panache. Anwar makes an appealing and capable heroine, too. More elaborately mounted than the first Librarian entry, Return to King Solomon's Mines bodes well for the series and will delight family audiences hungry for rousing, old-school adventures set in exotic locales.