King of the Congo

"Darkest Africa's most daring hero!"

1952 4h 12m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Adventure

Synopsis

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An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.

“Darkest Africa's most daring hero!”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Thunda / Roger Drum
Gloria Dea
Princess Pha
Leonard Penn
Boris
Rick Vallin
Andreov
Jack Ingram
Clark
Nick Stuart
Degar
William Fawcett
High Priest
Neyle Morrow
Nahee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Writers: George H. Plympton, Royal K. Cole, Arthur Hoerl
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 252 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 7

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Buster Crabbe and Gloria Dea and Leonard Penn carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Darkest Africa's most daring hero!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Spencer Gordon Bennet directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 252 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Buster Crabbe and Gloria Dea and Leonard Penn carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Darkest Africa's most daring hero!".
6IMDB entry: tt0044800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.