Mogambo

"Flaming love found in the savage heart of the jungle!"

1953 1h 56m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 181

AdventureDramaRomance

Synopsis

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On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.

“Flaming love found in the savage heart of the jungle!”

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Cast

Clark Gable
Victor Marswell
Ava Gardner
Eloise Y. Kelly
Grace Kelly
Linda Nordley
Donald Sinden
Donald Nordley
Philip Stainton
John Brown-Pryce
Eric Pohlmann
Leon Boltchak
Laurence Naismith
Skipper
Denis O'Dea
Father Josef

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ford
Writers: John Lee Mahin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ford, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Clark Gable and Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Flaming love found in the savage heart of the jungle!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046085 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Ford directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Frank Clarke cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by John Ford, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Frank Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Clark Gable and Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Flaming love found in the savage heart of the jungle!".
6IMDB entry: tt0046085 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 13 themes, including "human vs nature", "gorilla", "safari", "man between two women".
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.