Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 7, 1951Release Date
Plot.
As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.
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Cast & Crew.
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Details.
Release DateMarch 7, 1951
Original NameThe Adventurers
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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Wiki.
The Adventurers is a 1951 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and starring Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Peter Hammond. 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.