The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952 117 min ★ 5.9 Adventure, Romance, Drama

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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Cast

Gregory Peck

Harry Street

Susan Hayward

Helen Street

Ava Gardner

Cynthia Green

Hildegard Knef

Countess Liz

Leo G. Carroll

Uncle Bill Swift

Torin Thatcher

Johnson

Ava Norring

Beatrice

Helene Stanley

Connie

Marcel Dalio

Emile

Vicente Gómez

Gitarrist

Details

Director

Henry King

Screenplay

Casey Robinson

Tagline

"His adventures . . . Like his loves . . . Were great and exciting!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

20th Century Fox

Reviews

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Wuchak

September 22, 2020

★ 6/10

_**An agglomeration of Hemmingway stories with Peck, Hayward and Gardner**_ In the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a wounded writer (Gregory Peck) deliriously reflects on his past loves & adventures in Paris, the French Riviera and Spain during the Spanish Civil War. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1952) is a melodramatic drama/romance/adventure, the quaint blueprint for future flicks like “Legends o...

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CinemaSerf

September 11, 2022

★ 6/10

Gregory Peck is "Harry Street", a successful writer confined to bed on an African hunting trip after an accident. Drifting in and out of lucidity, and tended by wife "Helen" (Rita Hayward) he reflects on his life and loves. Much of his recollection focusses on "Cynthia" (Ava Gardner), the woman he loved but lost to his determination to be a successful author and to the Spanish Civil War. The autho...