Mogambo

Mogambo (1953)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (2,761 ratings)

The 1953 Clark Gable film Mogambo is a remake of Gable's 1932 seriocomic adventure Red Dust. Where the earlier film was lensed on the MGM backlot, Mogambo was shot on location in Africa by director John Ford. Gable is safari leader Victor Marswell, who plays "host" to stranded Eloise… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Wilson Collison, John Lee Mahin
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Oct 9, 1953 Wide
On DVD
Jun 20, 2006
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Mogambo is a silly, laid-back Hollywood romance with an exotic setting, but it's nonetheless quite affecting and satisfying.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Clark Gable reprises his role from Fleming's 1932 adventure in this colorful and enjoyable remake by John Ford, featuring great performances by Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    staid, ridiculous

  • David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

    Too long and too ridiculous.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The easy rapport between Gable and Ava becomes the film's main selling point.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I found this movie boring, I didn't watch the entire movie I was too bored. This is one of those jungle pictures with a little romance thrown in, and not much more. I didn't like it.

  • Cindy I


    Pretty good "white hunter in darkest Africa" flick with Clark Gable gathering wild animals for zoos while fighting off (or not) chorus girl Ava Gardner and little rich (married) girl Grace Kelly. Cool on-location scenes. This is a remake of Red Dust, a film also starring… More

  • Ken S


    I was under whelmed.

  • jay n


    okay but if you have a chance to see the original Red Dust instead go with that.

  • Hal M


    We know Hollywood in the early 21st century is horribly unoriginal, with all the remakes and sequels and spin-offs of TV shows, etc. But here's an oddity: Back in 1953 superstar Clark Gable starred in a remake of one of his own 1932 movies! A major improvement this time is the… More

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