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.

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Harry Street

Susan Hayward

as Helen Street

Ava Gardner

as Cynthia Green

Hildegard Knef

as Countess Liz

Leo G. Carroll

as Uncle Bill Swift

Torin Thatcher

as Johnson

Ava Norring

as Beatrice

Helene Stanley

as Connie

Marcel Dalio

as Emile

Vicente Gómez

as Gitarrist

Reviews

Wuchak

_**An agglomeration of Hemmingway stories with Peck, Hayward and Gardner**_ In the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a wounded writer (Gregory Peck) deliriously reflects on his past loves & adventures in Paris, the French Riviera and Spain during the Spanish Civil War. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (195...

CinemaSerf

Gregory Peck is "Harry Street", a successful writer confined to bed on an African hunting trip after an accident. Drifting in and out of lucidity, and tended by wife "Helen" (Rita Hayward) he reflects on his life and loves. Much of his recollection focusses on "Cynthia" (Ava Gardner), the woman he l...

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