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FilmDramaAdventureRomance

Mogambo (1953)

NR · 1953-09-23 · 1h 55m · EN
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Flaming love found in the savage heart of the jungle!

Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them. Then Mr. and Mrs. Nordley show up for their gorilla documenting safari. Mrs. Nordley is not infatuated with her husband any more, and takes a liking to Marswell. The two men and two women have some difficulty arranging these emotions to their mutual satisfaction, but eventually succeed.

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Clark GableClark GableVictor MarswellAva GardnerAva GardnerEloise Y. KellyGrace KellyGrace KellyLinda NordleyDonald SindenDonald SindenDonald NordleyPhilip StaintonPhilip StaintonJohn Brown-PryceEric PohlmannEric PohlmannLeon BoltchakLaurence NaismithLaurence NaismithSkipperDenis O'DeaDenis O'DeaFather JosefBruce SetonBruce SetonWilson (uncredited)

Keywords

TensionGorillaKenyaHuman vs natureSafari

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Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · RomanceTheme affinityTension · Gorilla · KenyaMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference159825

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What is Mogambo about?

Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them. Then Mr. and Mrs. Nordley show up for their gorilla documenting safari. Mrs. Nordley is not infatuated with her husband any more, and takes a liking to Marswell. The two men and two women have some difficulty arranging these emotions to their mutual satisfaction, but eventually succeed.

How long is Mogambo?

Mogambo has a runtime of 115 minutes.

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