King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)
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Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
Produced by | Yoram Globus (producer) Menahem Golan (producer) Rony Yacov (associate producer) |
Written by | Gene Quintano James R. Silke H. Rider Haggard (novel) |
Starring | Richard Chamberlain Sharon Stone Herbert Lom John Rhys-Davies |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography | Alex Phillips Jr. |
Editing by | John Shirley |
Release date(s) | November 22, 1985 |
Running time | 100 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Followed by | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold |
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King Solomon's Mines was a 1985 comedy-adventure film loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard. It stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies. It was adapted by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke and directed by J. Lee Thompson. This version of the story was a light, comedic take, deliberately referencing and parodying Indiana Jones.
It was followed by what critics considered "a badly made sequel" for "bad-film enthusiasts"[1]: Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987).