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Mogambo
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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   2,457 votes
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Director:
John Ford
Writers:
Wilson Collison (play)
John Lee Mahin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 October 1953 (USA) more
Tagline:
Actually filmed by M-G-M on safari...amid authentic scenes of unrivalled savagery and awe-inspiring splendor! more
Plot:
Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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Rip Robert Quarry (1925-2009)
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User Comments:
Solid John Ford more (42 total)
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Sun. Nov. 156:00 PMTCM   

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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
During filming Ava Gardner flew to London to have an abortion after she became pregnant with Frank Sinatra's child. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: After Victor rescues Mrs Nordley when she wanders off, a sudden storm blows in. But only the trees and bushes near the actors are blown about by the 'storm', the trees visible a short distance behind them are completely calm. more
Quotes:
Eloise Y. 'Honey Bear' Kelly: The only lions I ever want to see again are the two in front of the public library. more
Movie Connections:
References Dumbo (1941) more
Soundtrack:
COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Solid John Ford, 28 November 1999
7/10

'Mogambo' is not one of the greatest of John Ford's films, but it is still a solid piece of work. Clark Gable is at his manliest, and Grace Kelly is cast perfectly (though her performance is not so perfect). However, Ava Gardner steals the show. Scenes without her seem dead. Scenes with her are charged with sexy movement and funny double-talk. Of course, Ford himself makes great use of the African landscape, applying his brilliant American West photography to the jungles and rivers of Africa. A good piece of entertainment and recommended for John Ford fans.

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