Summary
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".
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 63GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer67%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 333 ratings3.3/5
Audience score58%
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −14 min on the typical 103
typical 10389Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Released
1947
April 20, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SwahiliMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 7 more12 people
- 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)- ESEarl SmithKongoni
- HSHassan SaidAbdullah (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Zoltan Korda Director
Writing · 4
- Casey Robinson Screenplay, Producer
- Seymour Bennett Screenplay, Adaptation
- Ernest Hemingway Short Story
- Frank Arnold Adaptation
Production · 3
- Benedict Bogeaus Producer
- Gregory Peck Co-Producer
- Arthur M. Landau Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Karl Struss Director of Photography
- John D. Weiler Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- George Feld Editor
- Jack Wheeler Editor
Sound · 1
- Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Ernö Metzner Art Direction
- Fred Widdowson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Otis Malcolm Makeup Artist
- Merle Reeves Hairstylist
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