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Mogambo

Genre
Drama
Running Time
116 Minutes
Released
9 October, 1953
Mogambo

Mogambo is a 1953 Technicolor adventure/romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly, and featuring Donald Sinden. Shot on location in Equatorial Africa, with a musical soundtrack entirely of actual African tribal music recorded in the Congo, the film was adapted by John Lee Mahin from the play Red Dust by Wilson Collison. The picture is a remake of Red Dust, which was set in Vietnam and also starred Gable in the same role.

Director John Ford
Produced by Sam Zimbalist
Screenplay by John Lee Mahin
Starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly
Music Robert Burns
Cinematography Robert Surtees, Freddie Young
Edited by Frank Clarke
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released October 09, 1953
Running time 115 minutes
Country United States, United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $3.1 million
Box office $8.3 million
Netflix ID 60010661

About Mogambo

While on a Kenyan safari, a hunter named Victor Marswell falls into a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and his co-worker's wife named Linda.

Achievement of Mogambo

Actress Ava Gardner received her only Oscar nominated performance during this movie. This movie was actor Clark Gable's third film in color. Actresses Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly both received a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Mogambo

Films shot in Uganda.. Films shot in Kenya.. Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe-winning performance.. Films shot in Hertfordshire.. Films directed by John Ford.. Films set in Africa.. American adventure drama films.

Latest information about Mogambo updated on July 28 2021.