The Macomber Affair

"Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!"

1947 1h 29m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".

“Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!”

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Cast

Gregory Peck
Robert Wilson
Joan Bennett
Margaret Macomber
Robert Preston
Francis Macomber
Reginald Denny
Police Inspector
Jean Gillie
Aimee
Carl Harbord
Coroner
Frederick Worlock
Clerk
Vernon Downing
Reporter Logan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoltan Korda
Writers: Seymour Bennett, Casey Robinson, Ernest Hemingway
Languages: English, Swahili
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swahili.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoltan Korda, shot by Karl Struss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett and Robert Preston carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoltan Korda directs. Karl Struss behind the camera. Miklós Rózsa scores. Jack Wheeler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Swahili.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swahili.
4Directed by Zoltan Korda, shot by Karl Struss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jack Wheeler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett and Robert Preston carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!".
9IMDB entry: tt0039591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.