King Solomon's Mines
by H. Rider Haggardliterary work· published 1885
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<p><i>King Solomon’s Mines</i> was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa.</p> <p><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-rider-haggard">Haggard</a> wrote the novel in a very short period, between six and sixteen months, on a bet with his brother to try to match <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/robert-louis-stevenson">Robert Louis Stevenson’s</a> <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/robert-louis-stevenson/treasure-island"><i>Treasure Island</i></a>.
Adaptations (6)
King Solomon's Mines has been adapted 6 times, across film and miniseries, from 1937 to 2008. The most recent is Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008).
King Solomon's Mines1950 · film · 103 min · dir. Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton · IMDb ↗Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
Watusi1959 · film · 85 min · dir. Kurt Neumann · IMDb ↗IMDb5.5Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.
King Solomon's Mines1985 · film · 100 min · dir. J. Lee Thompson · IMDb ↗Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.
King Solomon's Mines2004 · miniseries · 1 min · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9Renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain is lured back into the unknown recesses of the African jungles to find a man who disappeared while searching for the fabled King Solomon's Mines--a destination of legendary riches from which no soul has ever returned alive.
Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls2008 · film · 98 min · dir. Mark Atkins · IMDb ↗IMDb2.5Filmed on location in South Africa, a retelling of H. Rider Haggard's classic novel "King Solomon's Mines," featuring the adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones.
