Fortune in Diamonds

1951 1h 26m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

Adventure

Synopsis

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As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dennis Price
Clive Hunter
Jack Hawkins
Pieter Brandt
Siobhán McKenna
Anne Hunter
Peter Hammond
Hendrik van Thaal
Grégoire Aslan
Dominic
Charles Paton
Barman
Bernard Lee
O'Connell
Ronald Adam
Van Thaal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David MacDonald
Writers: Robert Westerby, Robert Westerby
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David MacDonald, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dennis Price and Jack Hawkins and Siobhán McKenna carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David MacDonald directs. Oswald Morris behind the camera. Vladimir Sagovsky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David MacDonald, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Vladimir Sagovsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dennis Price and Jack Hawkins and Siobhán McKenna carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0043263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.