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: Darling, there's a war going on there.
Cynthia Green: There's a war goung on here too right at this table! There's a dandy little war going on!
Harry Street: [narrating] And there was never another time like that first time in Africa.
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Facts about
Cinematographer Joseph MacDonald filled in for a period when Leon Shamroy fell ill.
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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