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The Snows of Kilimanjaro

His adventures . . . Like his loves . . . Were great and exciting!

5.9(105)19521h 57m4

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • africa
  • ex-lover
  • tanzania
  • safari
  • fever
  • countess
  • mount kilimanjaro

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Director

Henry King

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City, New York17 Sept 1952
    • TheatricalNRAtlanta, Georgia8 Oct 1952
    • TheatricalNRCleveland, Ohio9 Oct 1952
    • TheatricalNRLos Angeles, California23 Oct 1952
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG17 Sept 1952
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical123 Apr 1953
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical128 Oct 1952
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical12+1 Feb 1994
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical118 Oct 1952
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-128 Oct 1952
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1315 Dec 1952
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical22 Jan 1953
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalB-158 Oct 1952
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical118 Oct 1952

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The Snows of Kilimanjaro was released on 17 September 1952.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    9/22/2020

    6/10

    _**An agglomeration of Hemmingway stories with Peck, Hayward and Gardner**_ In the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a wounded writer (Gregory Peck) deliriously reflects on his past loves & adventures in Paris, the French Riviera and Spain during the Spanish Civil War. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1952) is a melodramatic drama/romance/adventure, the quaint blueprint for future flicks like “Legends of The Fall” (1994). …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    9/11/2022

    6/10

    Gregory Peck is "Harry Street", a successful writer confined to bed on an African hunting trip after an accident. Drifting in and out of lucidity, and tended by wife "Helen" (Rita Hayward) he reflects on his life and loves. Much of his recollection focusses on "Cynthia" (Ava Gardner), the woman he loved but lost to his determination to be a successful author and to the Spanish Civil War. The author feels his life som…

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