The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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".
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Zoltan KordaDirector
- Seymour BennettScreenplay
- Casey RobinsonScreenplay
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gregory PeckRobert Wilson
- Joan BennettMargaret Macomber
- Robert PrestonFrancis Macomber
- Reginald DennyPolice Inspector
- Jean GillieAimee
- Carl HarbordCoroner
- Frederick WorlockClerk
- Vernon DowningReporter Logan
- Darby JonesMasai Warrior (uncredited)
- Martin WilkinsBartender (uncredited)
- Earl SmithKongoni
- Hassan SaidAbdullah (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
safaribased on short story