| The Adventurers | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Robert Westerby |
| Based on | story by Westerby |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Vladimir Sagovsky |
| Music by | Cedric Thorpe Davie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Adventurers is a 1951 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and starring Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Peter Hammond.[1] In the wake of the Boer War several men journey into the South African veldt in search of diamonds.
It was also known as Fortune in Diamonds, The Great Adventure and The South African Story.
It was one of a series of movies made by the British film industry after World War Two which were set (and filmed) in the dominions.[2][3]
- ^ "The Adventurers". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Carry On, Cowboy: Roast Beef Westerns Hall, Sheldon. Iluminace; Praha Vol. 24, Iss. 3, (2012): 103-125.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 May 2020). "Roast Beef Westerns". Filmink.