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The Snows of Kilimanjaro(Movie, 1952)

1h 57min | Genres: Adventure, Romance / Love, Drama
The Snows of KilimanjaroRating: 3.0/5 (with 4040 votes)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Henry King from a screenplay by Casey Robinson, based on the 1936 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Gregory Peck as Harry Street, Susan Hayward as Helen, and Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green (a character invented for the film). The film's ending does not mirror that of the short story. Considered by Hemingway to be one of his finest stories, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" was first published in Esquire magazine in 1936 and then republished in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories (1938). The Snows of Kilimanjaro was a critical and commercial success upon its release and became the third highest-grossing film of 1952. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 25th Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Art Direction, Color (Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox). The film has en... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Snows of Kilimanjaro

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color

About The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952)(Trailer, 3:29)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Egypt, Kenya
Plays in: Africa
Based on: "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Swahili (SW)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/08/1952
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"As Neves do Kilimanjaro"
"Schnee am Kilimandscharo"
"Las nieves del Kilimanjaro"
"Les neiges du Kilimandjaro"
"Κιλιμάντζαρο"
"A Kilimandzsáró hava"
"Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
Budget: 3,000,000 USD
Revenue: 6,500,000 USD (= 217%)

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