Quatermain - In search of the treasure of the kings
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| German title | Quatermain - In search of the treasure of the kings |
| Original title | King Solomon's Mines |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | J. Lee Thompson |
| script |
Gene Quintano James R. Silke |
| production |
Menahem Golan Yoram Globe |
| music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| camera | Alex Phillips Jr. |
| cut | John Shirley |
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Quatermain is an American feature film directed by J. Lee Thompson , shot in the USA in 1985 . It is based on the novel King Solomon's Treasury (original title: King Solomon's Mines ) by Sir Henry Rider Haggard , published for the first time a hundred years earlier . The film was produced by the film production company Cannon Films .
action
Africa , 1913. The adventurer Allan Quatermain, an expert familiar with the tribes, customs and rites of the black continent, lives in a colonial territory in which the Germans enjoy great influence. One day he receives a visit from the pretty American girl Jessie Huston. This wants to get Quatermain to look for her father. Before he disappeared, Professor Huston was looking for a mine to hide King Solomon's diamonds . Quatermain finally agrees. Together with his friend, the Kukuwana warrior Umbopo, the trio set off.
Quatermain soon notices that they are being followed. The spies were sent by Allan's archenemy Dogati, an oriental human trafficker who is also out to hide the gems and has made a pact with German Colonel Bockner for this purpose. Bockner also kidnapped Professor Huston in order to elicit details about the location of the Salomon mine. Jessie and Allan manage to free the professor from Bockner's captivity in his military train, but too late: Jessie's father has meanwhile described the way to the mine for Bockner and Dogati.
A race against the villains begins, which the Quatermain group wins after skirmishes with lions , tribal warriors and Bockner's soldiers. When Allan and Jessie finally reach the mine, which is secured with deadly traps and monsters, Dogati and Bockner are also there. They finally manage to turn them off and leave the mine, which ultimately collapses, alive - the diamonds are out of reach and safe for all time. Jessie and Allan become a couple - and give each other a stolen diamond from the mine.
Others
- In 1986 the film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in the category of worst supporting actor (Herbert Lom)
- In 1986 the film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in the category worst film music (Jerry Goldsmith)
- The strip was published in a shortened version on the German market. Mainly scenes with depictions of violence are missing. MGM's DVD editions are unabridged.
- Two years later, the sequel Quatermain II - In Search of the Mysterious City was created .
- In 2004, Quatermain and the Treasure of King Solomon followed another remake of the book. This time Patrick Swayze took the title role .
- On the Rotten Tomatoes website , which evaluates film reviews, the film has a positive rate of 13%.
Reviews
"Speculative, neocolonialist jungle adventure based on Henry Rider Haggard's novel 'King Solomon's Diamonds', which was filmed in a more captivating manner under this title in 1937 and 1950."
"The Xth remake based on the fantasy classic by H. Rider Haggard is not only the most boring, but also the most sloppy staged: racist too."
"[S] sloppily staged and full of racist allusions."
literature
- Henry Rider Haggard : King Solomon's Treasury - novel (Original title: King Solomon's Mines ). German by Volker H. Schmied. Diogenes-Verlag, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-257-20920-7 .
Web links
- Quatermain - Looking for the treasure of kings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Quatermain - In search of the treasure of the kings in the online film database
- Quatermain - Looking for the treasure of kings at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Comparison of the cut versions MCP DVD - MGM DVD by Quatermain - In search of the treasure of the kings at Schnittberichte.com
- ^ Adolf Heinzlmeier , Berndt Schulz: Lexicon "Films on TV" ; Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg, extended new edition, 1990; ISBN 3-89136-392-3 ; P. 660 (Rating: two out of four possible stars = average)
- ^ Rolf Giesen, Ronald M. Hahn: The worst films of all time ; Berlin: Lexikon-Imprint-Verlag, 2002; ISBN 3-89602-514-7
- ↑ Quatermain - In Search of the Treasure of the Kings. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 1, 2017 .