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Mogambo

Date: 1953
Type: Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: John Ford
Producer: Sam Zimbalist

Comment/Synopsis

Clarke Gable is a big game hunter in Africa, when brash Ava Gardner shows up and then prim Grace Kelly and her husband Donald Sinden. Initially Gable and Ava Gardner have an affair, but then Clarke Gable and Grace Kelly fall for each other and the film revolves around this love triangle. Both Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly give good performances in the opposite characters. The is basically a remake of Clark Gable's earlier film Red Dust.

Actors


Clark GableClarke Gable
Ava GardnerAva Gardner
Grace KellyGrace Kelly
Donald SindenDonald Sinden
Philip Stainton
Eric PolmannEric Pohlmann
Laurence naismithLaurence Naismith
Denis O'DeaDenis O'Dea

Oscars

Nomination Best Actress - Ava Gardner
Nomination Best Supporting Actress - Grace Kelly
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM
Mogambo