The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Henry King, Roy Ward Baker (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, War |
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro Overview:
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Henry King and Roy Ward Baker and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Leon Shamroy | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Harry Street: [talking about their African trip] There's a wonderful book in it. Maybe I'll write it some day.
Cynthia Green: Darling!
Harry Street: Don't spoil it! Don't talk it all away!
Harry Street: I wonder if there'll be another time as good as this.
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Facts about
Although there was some impressive second unit work shot in Kenya, the principal actors shot their African scenes in Hollywood.
Ernest Hemingway disliked the film because he thought it cannibalized material from his other work to pad the story. He told friend Ava Gardner that the only things he liked about it were her and the hyena. It has been reported, but not confirmed, that director Henry King mimicked the hyena on the soundtrack.
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