Killers of Kilimanjaro
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Theatrical Film Poster
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli |
| Based on | story by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum from book African Bush Adventuresby J Hunter |
| Starring | Robert Taylor Anthony Newley |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release dates
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1959 |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Killers of Kilimanjaro is a 1959 British CinemaScope adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey and Donald Pleasence[1] for Warwick Films. The story was inspired by actual incidents of the Tsavo maneaters recounted in the book African Bush Adventures by JA Hunter and Daniel P. Mannix.[2]
The movie was originally known as Adamson of Africa.[3]
Main cast
- Robert Taylor – Robert Adamson
- Anthony Newley – Hooky Hook
- Anne Aubrey – Jane Carlton
- Donald Pleasence – Captain
- Grégoire Aslan – Ben Ahmed
- Allan Cuthbertson – Sexton
- Martin Benson – Ali
- Orlando Martins – Chief
- John Dimech – Pasha
- Martin Boddey – Gunther
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38998
- ↑ WARWICK TO MAKE 2 FILMS IN AFRICA: Company Plans Productions of 'Adamson of Africa' and 'Golden City,' a Musical M-G-M Misses One of Four By OSCAR GODBOUT Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 17 July 1956: 19
- ↑ "KILLERS" KILL THE CHIEF'S ENTHUSIASM: BRITISH FILM TITLE" The Guardian 01 Sep 1959: 11
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Killers of Kilimanjaro at IMDb
- Killers of Kilimanjaro at Colonial Film
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