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Mogambo
Sign in to saveMogambo is a 1953 Technicolor adventure/romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly, and featuring Donald Sinden.
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Mogambo is a 1953 drama, romance, and adventure film directed by John Ford. The production was produced by Sam Zimbalist and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cast includes Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and Donald Sinden. Robert Burns composed the music, while Robert L. Surtees served as the director of photography. Helen Rose designed the costumes. The film was shot in Kenya and Hertfordshire, with a narrative set in Africa.
The movie has a runtime of 111 or 116 minutes and was released in the United States and United Kingdom. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and was named a National Board of Review Top Ten Film.
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6.4On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
Cast
- Clark Gable as Victor Marswell
- Ava Gardner as Eloise Y. Kelly
- Grace Kelly as Linda Nordley
- Donald Sinden as Donald Nordley
- Philip Stainton as John Brown-Pryce
- Eric Pohlmann as Leon Boltchak
Themes
- human vs nature
- gorilla
- safari
- man between two women
- sexual tension
- kenya
- tension
- african bush
- unhappy marriage
- big game hunter
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Key facts
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- Mogambo
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- Original movie poster
- Film.director
- John Ford
- Film.producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- Film.screenplay
- John Lee Mahin
- Film.starring
- Clark GableAva GardnerGrace Kelly
- Film.music
- Robert Burns
- Film.cinematography
- Robert SurteesFreddie Young
- Film.editing
- Frank Clarke
- Film.studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Film.distributor
- Loew's, Inc.
- Film.runtime
- 115 minutes
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- United StatesUnited Kingdom
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $3.1 million
- Film.gross
- $8.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Ford
- Cast member
- Philip Stainton
- Composer
- Robert Burns
- Producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Filming location
- Hertfordshire
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 887122
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Mogambo2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mogambo (film)
- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- title
- Mogambo
- nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Helen Rose
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 75%
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Shooting
- Post-production
- Reception
- Awards and honors
- Notes
- External links
Mogambo is a 1953 Technicolor adventure/romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly, and featuring Donald Sinden.
It was shot on location in colonial British East Africa, Tanganyika, Uganda Protectorate, and French Congo, with a musical soundtrack consisting almost entirely of traditional music recorded in Congo.
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