The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952 film)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry King
Screenplay by	Casey Robinson
Based on	"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" 1936 story in Esquire by Ernest Hemingway
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Leo G. Carroll Torin Thatcher Ava Norring Helene Stanley Marcel Dalio Vicente Gómez Richard Allan
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Edited by	Barbara McLean
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release dates	September 17, 1952 (1952-09-17) (New York)[1] October 23, 1952 (1952-10-23) (Los Angeles)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[2] or $2.7 million[3]
Box office	$6.5–12.5 million[4][5]

The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Henry King from a screenplay by Casey Robinson, based on the 1936 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Gregory Peck as Harry Street, Susan Hayward as Helen, and Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green (a character invented for the film). The film's ending does not mirror that of the short story.^[6]

Considered by Hemingway to be one of his finest stories, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" was first published in Esquire magazine in 1936 and then republished in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories (1938).

The Snows of Kilimanjaro was a critical and commercial success upon its release and became the third highest-grossing film of 1952. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 25th Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Art Direction, Color (Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox).

The film has entered the public domain.^[7]