The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Critics Sentiment
Harry meets Cynthia Green in Paris bohemian circles
Harry endangers safari party during hippo encounter causing death
Sharp decline from the Spanish Civil War sequences (6.5) to Cynthia's death (5.0) to the reckless hippo attack (4.8) as Harry's character flaws become most apparent
The film opens with mixed reception to its premise and Peck's miscasting, peaks during Ava Gardner's mesmerizing performance as Cynthia in the Paris flashbacks, then gradually declines through repetitive and emotionally sterile episodes. The lowest point comes with Harry's reckless endangerment of others, before a modest recovery in the final medical emergency and resolution.
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Gregory Peck
Harry Street
Susan Hayward
Helen Street
Ava Gardner
Cynthia Green
Hildegard Knef
Countess Liz
Leo G. Carroll
Uncle Bill Swift
Torin Thatcher
Johnson
Ava Norring
Beatrice
Helene Stanley
Connie
Marcel Dalio
Emile
Vicente Gómez
Gitarrist
Richard Allan
Spanish Dancer
Leonard Carey
Dr. Edmund Simmons (uncredited)
Amanda Ambrose
Pianist (uncredited)
Sugarfoot Anderson
(uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Charles Bates
Harry at Seventeen (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Girl (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre
Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Brunner
Accordion Player (uncredited)
Charles Brunner
Guest (uncredited)
Crew
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