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King Solomon's Mines refers to at least three films which tell the story of an adventurer who helps a woman look for her lost husband/father in Africa, loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard.

1937 film

King Solomon's Mines first received a film treatment in 1937, starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee and Roland Young. It was adapted by Charles Bennett (uncredited), Michael Hogan, Roland Pertwee A.R. Rawlinson (uncredited) and Ralph Spence (uncredited). It was directed by Robert Stevenson.

1950 film

In 1950, the movie was adapted by Helen Deutsch from the novel. It stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. It was directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture.

1985 film

It was remade in 1985, starring 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.

2004 TV film

King Solomon's Mines was also remade as a TV mini series in 2004. It starred Patrick Swayze as Allan Quatermain and also starred Alison Doody.

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