The Snows of Kilimanjaro Movie Review 1952

Called by Hemingway "The Snows of Zanuck," in reference to the great producer, this film is actually an artful pastiche of several Hemingway short stories and novels. The main story, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," acts as a framing device, in which the life of a successful writer is seen through his fevered flashbacks as he and his rich wife, while on safari, await a doctor to save his gangrenous leg.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Story, Africa, Top Grossing Films of 1952, Books to Film: Ernest Hemingway, Director/Star Teams: King & Peck, Writers

Screenplay

Casey Robinson

Cast

Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegarde Neff, Leo G. Carroll, Torin Thatcher, Ava Norring, Helene Stanley, Marcel Dalio, Vincente Gomez, Richard Allen, Leonard Carey

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Director

Henry King

Music

Bernard Herrmann