Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Produced by	Irving Allen Albert R. Broccoli
Based on	story by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum from book African Bush Adventuresby J Hunter
Starring	Robert Taylor Anthony Newley
Music by	William Alwyn
Cinematography	Ted Moore
Edited by	Geoffrey Foot
Production company	Warwick Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	1959
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Killers of Kilimanjaro is a 1959 British CinemaScope adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey and Donald Pleasence^[1] for Warwick Films. The story was inspired by actual incidents of the Tsavo maneaters recounted in the book African Bush Adventures by JA Hunter and Daniel P. Mannix.^[2]

The movie was originally known as Adamson of Africa.^[3]

Main cast

Robert Taylor – Robert Adamson
Anthony Newley – Hooky Hook
Anne Aubrey – Jane Carlton
Donald Pleasence – Captain
Grégoire Aslan – Ben Ahmed
Allan Cuthbertson – Sexton
Martin Benson – Ali
Orlando Martins – Chief
John Dimech – Pasha
Martin Boddey – Gunther

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38998
↑ WARWICK TO MAKE 2 FILMS IN AFRICA: Company Plans Productions of 'Adamson of Africa' and 'Golden City,' a Musical M-G-M Misses One of Four By OSCAR GODBOUT Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 17 July 1956: 19
↑ "KILLERS" KILL THE CHIEF'S ENTHUSIASM: BRITISH FILM TITLE" The Guardian 01 Sep 1959: 11

External links

Killers of Kilimanjaro at the Internet Movie Database
Killers of Kilimanjaro at Colonial Film

Films directed by Richard Thorpe

Films	Fast and Fearless (1924) Full Speed (1925) Deuce High (1926) Josselyn's Wife (1926) The Meddlin' Stranger (1927) Border Romance (1929) The Utah Kid (1930) Grief Street Murder at Dawn Forgotten (1931) Beauty Parlor (1932) Escapade (1932) Forbidden Company (1932) The King Murder (1932) The Midnight Lady (1932) Probation (1932) Slightly Married (1932) The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932) Thrill of Youth (1932) Women Won't Tell (1932) Murder on the Campus (1933) Green Eyes (1934) Cheating Cheaters (1934) Secret of the Chateau (1934) Strange Wives (1934) Last of the Pagans (1935) The Voice of Bugle Ann Tarzan Escapes (1936) Dangerous Number (1937) Night Must Fall (1937) Double Wedding Man-Proof (1938) Love Is a Headache (1938) The First Hundred Years The Toy Wife The Crowd Roars (1938) Three Loves Has Nancy The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) Tarzan Finds a Son! The Earl of Chicago 20 Mule Team Wyoming (1940) The Bad Man (1941) Barnacle Bill (1941) Apache Trail (1942) Tarzan's Secret Treasure Tarzan's New York Adventure White Cargo Three Hearts for Julia Above Suspicion (1943) Cry "Havoc" Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) The Thin Man Goes Home Thrill of a Romance (1945) Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) Fiesta (1947) This Time for Keeps (1947) On an Island with You (1948) A Date with Judy (1948) The Sun Comes Up (1949) Big Jack (1949) Challenge to Lassie (1949) Malaya (1949) Three Little Words (1950) Vengeance Valley (1951) The Great Caruso (1951) The Unknown Man (1951) It's a Big Country (1952) Carbine Williams (1952) Ivanhoe (1952) The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) Knights of the Round Table (1954) The Student Prince (1954) Athena (1954) The Prodigal (1955) The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) Jailhouse Rock (1957) The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) The Honeymoon Machine (1961) The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) Follow the Boys (1963) Fun in Acapulco (1963) The Truth About Spring The Golden Head That Funny Feeling The Last Challenge

Serials	Vultures of the Sea (1928) The Vanishing West (1928) The Fatal Warning (1929) The King of the Kongo (1929) The Lone Defender (1930) King of the Wild (1931)

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