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9 October 1953 (USA)
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Actually filmed by M-G-M on safari...amid authentic scenes of unrivalled savagery and awe-inspiring splendor! more
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Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them...
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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1 nomination
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Better than expected
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115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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UK:U |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:Atp |
West Germany:12 (f) |
USA:Approved (PCA #16530) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15
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Clark Gable did not get along with director John Ford during filming, and at one point walked off the set in protest at Ford's treatment of Ava Gardner. Ford also made several remarks about Gable's age and weathered appearance.
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Errors in geography: During the gorilla footage - shot separately from the rest of the film - the gorillas are shown eating pineapples, which, while being grown in ZImbabwe and Cote d'Ivoire, are not native to the region of Africa in this movie.
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Linda Nordley:
Doesn't a woman's reputation count for anything here?
Victor Marswell: Only if I'm pesonally interested.
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Victor Marswell: Only if I'm pesonally interested.
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Referenced in "The Simpsons: Large Marge (#14.4)" (2002)
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COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE
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Three Hollywood legends. DVD review.
Aging Gable gets caught between two lionesses in Africa.
Remake of the 1930's Red Dust; this update contains lush colour photography and two of the most beautiful screen actresses ever. Anyone who considers Paltrow or Zeta Jones to be screen legends should watch Mogambo. Kelly is the goody upper-crust who realises that her husband (the excellent Sinden) isn't man enough for her. Gardner is the wise-cracking emotionally-scarred rival for Gable's affections. What a bizarre sight it was to see her parading around Africa in those revealing costumes. Some great scenes: the gorilla hunt (not for fans of Gorillas In The Mist), the baby rhino, Gardner's singing, Kelly finding Gardner in Gable's arms and the abrupt but satisifying ending.
Mogambo is well recommended.