King Solomon's Treasure

King Solomon's Treasure
King Solomon's Treasure
	Film poster
Directed by	Alvin Rakoff
Screenplay by	Allan Prior; Colin Turner
Based on	Allan Quatermain; by H. Rider Haggard
Produced by	Susan A. Lewis; Alvin Rakoff; executive; Harry Alan Towers
Starring	John Colicos; David McCallum; Patrick Macnee; Britt Ekland
Cinematography	Paul Van der Linden
Edited by	Stan Cole
Music by	Lew Lehman
Production; companies	Canafox; Gold Key TV; Towers of London Productions
Distributed by	Gold Key Entertainment (US); Scotia-Barber (UK)
Release date	1979 (UK);
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Canada; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	CA$1,200,000

King Solomon's Treasure is a 1979 British-Canadian low-budget film based on the novels King Solomon's Mines (1885) and Allan Quatermain (1887) by H. Rider Haggard. It stars John Colicos as Allan Quatermain, as well as David McCallum, Britt Ekland, and Patrick Macnee who replaced Terry-Thomas.

Cast

David McCallum as Sir Henry Curtis
John Colicos as Allan Quatermain
Patrick Macnee as Captain John Good R.N.
Britt Ekland as Queen Nyleptha
Yvon Dufour as Alphonse
Ken Gampu as Umslopogaas
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Oldest Club Member
John Quentin as Stetopatris
Véronique Béliveau as Neva
Sam Williams as High Priest
Hugh Rouse as Reverend MacKenzie
Fiona Fraser as Mrs. Mackenzie
Camilla Hutton as Flossie
John Boylan as Club member
Ian De Voy as Club member

Production

McCallum later said he did the film "because I got to go to Swaziland... the movie is something you'll have to see on a plane or on late night television."^[1]

Reception

TV Guide had this to say about the film: "The cast of seasoned veterans (McCallum, Macnee, Ekland) contribute embarrassingly bad performances. Surprisingly, though, the photography—the film is shot on location in Africa as well as in London and Canadian studios—is not bad at all."^[2]

A 1979 article said the film "never saw the light of day".^[3]

References

^ Hurlburt, Roger (16 March 1986). "The Man From T.h.e.a.t.e.r. David Mccallum Is Glad He Left Television After The Man From U.n.c.l.e. In 1968 And Returned To The Stage". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018.
^ "King Solomon's Treasure: Review". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ Whittaker, Herbert (31 December 1979). "Former Torontonians meet again". The Globe and Mail. p. E.12. ProQuest 386875958.

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[1] Hurlburt, Roger (16 March 1986). "The Man From T.h.e.a.t.e.r. David Mccallum Is Glad He Left Television After The Man From U.n.c.l.e. In 1968 And Returned To The Stage". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018.

[TVG_Review-2] "King Solomon's Treasure: Review". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[3] Whittaker, Herbert (31 December 1979). "Former Torontonians meet again". The Globe and Mail. p. E.12. ProQuest 386875958.

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v t e H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines
Characters	Allan Quatermain Sir Henry Curtis
Sequels and prequels	Allan Quatermain (1887) Maiwa's Revenge (1888) Allan's Wife (1889) Marie (1912) Child of Storm (1913) The Holy Flower (1915) The Ivory Child (1916) Finished (1917) The Ancient Allan (1920) She and Allan (1921) Allan and the Ice-Gods (1927)
Films	King Solomon's Mines (1937) King Solomon's Mines (1950) Watusi (1959) King Solomon's Treasure (1979) King Solomon's Mines (1985) Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) King Solomon's Mines (2004) Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008)
Video Games	Deadfall Adventures
Related	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen