King Solomon's Mines (2004) (TV)

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writers (WGA):

H. Rider Haggard (novel)
Steven H. Berman (television story)

Release Date:

6 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Patrick Swayze	...	Allan Quatermain
Alison Doody	...	Elizabeth Maitland
Roy Marsden	...	Captain Good
John Standing	...	Dr. Sam Maitland
Gavin Hood	...	Bruce McNabb
Sidede Onyulo	...	Umbopa
Ian Roberts	...	Sir Henry
Nick Boraine	...	Ivan Fleekov
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Twala
Lesedi Mogoathle	...	Gagool
Godfrey Lekala	...	Khiva
Mesia Gumede	...	Ventvogel
Langley Kirkwood	...	Sergei
Morne Visser	...	Petre
Robert Whitehead	...	Bitter

Runtime:

USA:173 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Finland:K-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Enigma Pictures

Trivia:

The warrior that Quatermain fights towards the end of the movie was really a white man who was digitally painted black.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Umbopa tells Gagool that she may sit with him, when the camera pans to the right when Gagool is going to sit, there are 2 plastic transparent bottles of water very prominent visible behind the seat of Umbopa.

Movie Connections:

Version of King Solomon's Treasure (1977)

Enjoyable and worth watching again.

Watched both parts twice. Enjoyed the story and enjoyed seeing an older Patrick Swayze as the hero. He was very believable as the hunter Alan Quartermaine and certainly bested the performance of Richard Chamberlain. I do admit that I would have preferred seeing someone else as the "Lady in Distress". Alison Doody should stick with modern and not period pieces. She didn't have the look of the woman of the 1800's. The rest of the cast were terrific and followed the plotlines very well. I am glad to see that the actors of this generation are not afraid to try on different characters and are not afraid to be seen as getting older. Age is inevitable, but let's not hide from it. A man at 50+ can be much sexier (and , Patrick truly is sexy) then a green youth, no matter how pretty. Hoorah for character lines to go along with a great smile.