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The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
6.6K
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Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
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Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.

  • Directors
    • Henry King
    • Roy Ward Baker
  • Writers
    • Casey Robinson
    • Ernest Hemingway
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Susan Hayward
    • Ava Gardner
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    6.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Henry King
      • Roy Ward Baker
    • Writers
      • Casey Robinson
      • Ernest Hemingway
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Susan Hayward
      • Ava Gardner
    • 87User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast56

    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Harry Street
    Susan Hayward
    Susan Hayward
    • Helen
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Cynthia Green
    Hildegard Knef
    Hildegard Knef
    • Countess Liz
    • (as Hildegarde Neff)
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Uncle Bill
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    • Johnson
    Ava Norring
    Ava Norring
    • Beatrice
    Helene Stanley
    Helene Stanley
    • Connie
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Emile
    Vicente Gómez
    • Guitarist
    • (as Vicente Gomez)
    Richard Allan
    Richard Allan
    • Spanish Dancer
    Amanda Ambrose
    • Pianist
    • (uncredited)
    Sugarfoot Anderson
    Sugarfoot Anderson
      Salvador Baguez
      • Stretcher Bearer
      • (uncredited)
      Charles Bates
      Charles Bates
      • Harry at Seventeen
      • (uncredited)
      Nina Borget
      • Girl
      • (uncredited)
      Maurice Brierre
      • Waiter
      • (uncredited)
      Arthur Brunner
      • Accordion Player
      • (uncredited)
      • Directors
        • Henry King
        • Roy Ward Baker
      • Writers
        • Casey Robinson
        • Ernest Hemingway
      • All cast & crew
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      • Trivia
        When Gregory Peck lifted up Ava Gardner, he threw out his knee and production had to close down while he recovered. Unfortunately, all the scenes of his lying down in his sickbed already had been shot.
      • Goofs
        Outside the Hotel Florinda in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), a 1948-1950 Ford truck is parked facing the camera.
      • Quotes
        • Countess Liz: I love you as much as I can.
      • Connections
        Edited from Blood and Sand (1941)
      • Soundtracks
        You Do Something to Me
        (alles war so leer) (uncredited)
        Written by Cole Porter
        Sung by Hildegard Knef
        at the Piano: Amanda Ambrose

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      Details

      • Release date
        • January 23, 1953 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • French
        • Spanish
        • Swahili
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Las nieves del Kilimanjaro
      • Filming locations
        • Paris, France
      • Production company
        • 20th Century Fox
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      Box office

      • Gross worldwide
        • $16,620
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 54m(114 min)
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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