Original subtitles

-Quartermain- -KING SOLOMON'S MINES-

LIKE MANY OTHERS, WELL...

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THEM.

IN THOSE DAYS, AFRICA WAS A LAND OF MANY ROMANTIC LEGENDS.

IT HAD A VAST, UNEXPLORED INTERIOR.

I WAS A HUNTER AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE YEAR 1881

THAT I LEARNT THAT THE MINES WERE A STARK REALITY.

I SAY "WERE" BECAUSE THEY NOW LIE BURIED UNDER A MILLION TONS OF ASHES AND LAVA.

AT THE TIME I'M SPEAKING OF, DIAMONDS HAD BEEN FOUND IN KIMBERLEY.

MANY ADVENTUROUS SPIRITS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD...

YOU'VE STRUCK LUCKY AGAIN, RED.

YES.

YOU CAN COUNT YOUR MONEY TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE 5 POUNDS ON ACCOUNT TO GET DRUNK WITH.

GET YOUR BACKS TO THE WALL, THE WHOLE BOILING LOT OF YOU.

DON'T SHOOT, BOYS. IT ISN'T A HOLD-UP.

I'M JUST TENDING MESELF AND THE TREASURES OF ARABIE.

CAST AN EYE OVER THAT, ME BOY, AND SEE WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

A HOUSE, CARRIAGE AND PAIR FOR ME DAUGHTER

AND THE LIFE OF RILEY HEREAFTER AND EVERMORE.

DID YOU EVER SEE THE LIKE?

A NICE PIECE OF CRYSTAL, O'BRIEN,

BUT NO DIAMOND.

YOU DON'T MEAN IT?

I'M SORRY, MISS KATE.

THAT'S BAD LUCK, PATRICK, BAD LUCK.

BAD LUCK NOTHING. I WAS ONLY HAVING A JOKE WITH YOU.

COME ON, GIRL.

[Donkey braying]

TRY AGAIN, PATSY.

DEVIL I WILL. I SPURN THE DIAMOND FIELDS UNDER ME SHOES.

IF WE COULD ONLY GET TO THE COAST, I COULD GET A JOB TEACHING.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE IT?

I WOULD NOT.

[O'Brien] OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T.

LISTEN, THERE WAS A MAN IN THE BAR LAST NIGHT FROM THE CONGO.

HE SAYS THERE'S A FORTUNE IN IVORY.

THERE'S BEEN A FORTUNE IN EVERYTHING WE'VE TRIED,

BUT IT WASN'T US WHO FOUND IT.

FROM NOW ON, WE'LL BE DECENT, RESPECTABLE CITIZENS,

AND WE'RE GOING TO THE COAST BEFORE I CHANGE ME MIND.

HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE?

LESS THAN A POUND AND ALL OUR TRAPS ARE IN THE PAWNSHOP.

WHAT'S THAT YOU HAVE?

FOR YOU, A GIFT I BOUGHT TO CELEBRATE OUR MAGNIFICENT DISCOVERY.

A SHAMROCK!

FOR LUCK. IT DIDN'T COST A THING.

I KNOW WHAT IT COST.

THERE WERE TWO IN MULLIGAN'S STORE.

HERE'S THE OTHER FOR YOU.

KATHY, ME GIRL, THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING TO BEAT IT.

WITH A BIT OF SHAMROCK APIECE, THERE'S NOTHING ON EARTH CAN HOLD US DOWN.

LOOK!

GLORY BE TO GOD, STRAIGHT FROM HEAVEN.

ASK HIM FOR A LIFT TO THE COAST.

IT'S A 5-WEEK JOURNEY. IT'S A LOT TO ASK.

AND YOU CALL YOURSELF AN IRISHMAN?

IT'S A FINE MORNING.

[O'Brien] IT'S A FINE MORNING.

IS IT?

IT IS.

ARE YOU GOING TO THE COAST?

NO, KITSFONTEIN.

WELL, THAT'S ALL ON THE WAY.

WHOSE WAY?

OURS.

WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU'D GIVE US A LIFT.

NO.

ME NAME IS KATHLEEN O'BRIEN, AND THIS IS ME FATHER, PATRICK O'BRIEN,

BACHELOR OF ARTS, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

THANK YOU.

BACHELOR OF ARTS AT TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN!

A DOWN-AND-OUT FROM THE DIGGINGS, HUH?

WE'RE DOWN BUT WE'RE NOT OUT.

[Quartermain] YOU'RE OUT AS FAR AS MY WAGON'S CONCERNED.

OH! SO YOU DON'T APPROVE OF US?

I DON'T APPROVE OF TEARING UP THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY FOR GREED.

ME DAUGHTER IS A GOOD COOK.

I HAVE A GOOD COOK.

ME FATHER'S A WONDER TO TALK.

YEAH, HE WOULD BE.

[Kathy] AND HE'S A LOVELY RIFLE SHOT.

JUST THINK OF THE GAME HE COULD GET FOR YOU.

WHAT'S FUNNY IN THAT?

QUARTERMAIN, BEST HUNTER IN AFRICA.

THAT ENDS IT.

IT DOES NOT.

MR. QUARTERMAIN, YOU NEEDN'T TAKE US IF YOU DON'T WANT TO,

BUT HERE'S SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IN YOUR PRECIOUS SOLITUDE:

ME FATHER'S OWN SISTER IS DYING IN KILKENNY

AND IF THEY NEVER MEET THIS SIDE OF THE GATES,

'TIS YOU THAT WILL HAVE PREVENTED THEM.

JUMP UP.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

ANOTHER 10 DAYS.

LOOK!

[Kathy] AH, THE PRETTY CREATURE.

YOU STARTLED HER.

MAYBE SHE KNOWS THAT IN 10 DAYS

YOU'LL BE AFTER HER WITH YOUR MURDERING GUNS.

I'LL GET YOU A KNIFE.

YOU DON'T LIKE HUNTING?

NO, I DO NOT.

NEITHER DO I.

THEN WHAT DO YOU HUNT FOR?

A LIVING. IT PAYS ME TO RUN HUNTING TRIPS.

I'VE GOT 2 CLOWNS WAITING FOR ME NOW.

THERE MUST BE A LOT OF MONEY IN HUNTING.

I'VE BEEN THINKING OVER WHAT THAT FELLA SAID ABOUT IVORY.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN TRACKING GAME?

HE ONCE TOOK PART IN A BADGER HUNT, BUT THE BADGER ESCAPED.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TILL YOU TRY.

WHILE YOU'RE TRYING,

YOUR POOR SISTER'S PEACEFULLY PASSING AWAY IN KILKENNY.

ALAN QUARTERMAIN, IT WAS A LIE ABOUT ME FATHER'S SISTER.

I KNOW, I'VE MET THE IRISH BEFORE.

I'M GLAD YOU OWNED UP.

AND WHY SHOULDN'T SHE?

SHE'S GONNA SETTLE DOWN AND TEACH SCHOOL.

YOU'RE GOING TO SETTLE DOWN?

OF COURSE I AM.

I SUPPOSE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN THE IVORY TRADE IS THERE?

IF YOU ASK ME, THERE ISN'T A PIN TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU.

THERE'S A WAGON ACROSS THE RIVER.

NO. ANTELOPE PROBABLY.

I'M SURE IT'S A WAGON.

CAN'T BE.

AND WHY NOT?

THERE'S NOTHING ACROSS THAT RIVER BUT DEVILS.

THAT'S WHAT THE NATIVES SAY.

IT'S UNEXPLORED LAND, DESERT PROBABLY.

IT MAY BE THE DEVIL'S, BUT I CAN SEE A WAGON.

COME ON!

TAKE THIS.

WATER, QUICK! WHOSE WAGON IS THIS?

HE'S NOT ABLE TO TALK.

IT'S THE DESERT.

INSIDE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THEY'RE LOOKING AFTER HIM.

THE OTHERS RAN AWAY IN THE NIGHT MANY DAYS AGO. THE FEAR WAS ON THEM.

SURE, THE DEVIL.

HE FELL ILL. WE COULD NOT REACH THE NORTH.

HELP HIM BACK TO CAMP.

I TURNED BACK. HE DOES NOT KNOW.

LET ME GO ON. OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU CAN'T GO ON. YOU ARE ILL.

DO I CARE IF I AM ILL?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING BUT--

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE I'M GOING BUT I TELL YOU, YOU CANNOT FOLLOW.

I CROSSED THE DESERT. AFTER THE DESERT, I FIND KING SOLOMON'S MOUNTAIN.

AFTER THE MOUNTAIN, I FIND KING SOLOMON'S MINES.

DIAMONDS.

SYLVESTRA, WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN,

I'LL BE THE RICHEST MAN ON EARTH.

SO, OUT OF THE WAY!

DID YOU HEAR THAT? THE MINES OF KING SOLOMON OVER THE DESERT.

IS IT TRUE?

TRUE, WE HAVE HEARD OF THE MINES.

GET ME SOME WATER.

ALL THE JEWELS OF OPHRAH AND NO ONE EVER DISCOVERED WHERE OPHRAH WAS.

THAT'S WHERE IT IS MAYBE.

[Quartermain] KATHY! MY MEDICINE CHEST.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THAT YOU HAVE?

A MAP.

LOOK, 300 YEARS OLD.

HE SAID A MAN WENT THERE AND NEVER CAME BACK.

LOOK, THE WAY ACROSS THE DESERT

AND HERE, KING SOLOMON'S MOUNTAIN AND THE MINE.

THE JEWELS OF OPHRAH, THE GREATEST TREASURE IN THE WORLD!

NOW, THAT MAP IS HIS. YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE IT.

I KNOW, BUT IF HE LIVES WE WON'T USE IT, AND IF HE DOESN'T,

I'LL SEEK THE TREASURE MESELF AND I'LL HAVE MASSES SAID FOR HIS SOUL.

THE SHAMROCK! I SAID IT'D BRING US LUCK.

[Quartermain] KATHY!

I'M COMING.

DIG A GRAVE.

ALL OVER?

GOD REST HIS SOUL.

KATHY ASLEEP?

IT MUST BE TERRIBLE TO DIE ALONE IN THE DESERT WITHOUT YOUR FOLKS.

TERRIBLE.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE MAP?

HOW DID YOU GUESS?

I KNOW HUMAN NATURE WHERE TREASURE'S CONCERNED.

WHERE'S THE HARM? I RETURNED IT.

AFTER TAKING A COPY.

WILL YOU BE SENDING THE MAP TO HIS FOLKS?

AND PROVOKE SOMEBODY ELSE TO LOSE HIS LIFE?

BESIDES, HE HAS NO FOLKS.

HAVE YOU LOOKED OVER IT? DO YOU THINK IT'S GENUINE?

IT'S UNEXPLORED COUNTRY. NOBODY KNOWS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MAN WHO MEANS TO KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THAT GIRL--

WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?

I'M HER FATHER, NOT A MURDERER. I SHALL GO ALONE.

IN ALL ME LIFE, I MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE LIKE THIS.

OF DYING?

OF FINDING AN EXCUSE FOR HAVING BEEN BORN.

YOU'LL THINK ME A CASUAL KIND OF A MICK, WHO DOESN'T CARE A CRUST

IF I'VE A SHILLING IN ME POCKET TO BUY A MEAL FOR ME OWN FLESH AND BLOOD,

BUT IT'S THE WAY WE IRISH ARE,

TO TAKE OUR TROUBLES WITH A SMILE IN OUR TEETH

WHILE UNDERNEATH, THERE IS DEEP SHAME IN ME HEART.

DO YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT I OWE TO THAT CHILD ASLEEP THERE?

I DO KNOW AND HERE IS WHERE I MEAN TO PAY THAT DEBT IN FULL.

WITH YOUR LIFE, HUH?

IF GOD WILLS IT, WITH ME LIFE.

HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO MAKE THE JOURNEY?

HASN'T PROVIDENCE SENT ME A TEAM OF OXEN?

AND A WAGON, AND STRENGTH AND PURPOSE TO CARRY ME TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH?

YOU KNOW, O'BRIEN,

THERE'S ONLY ONE KIND OF MAN THAT IS USELESS TO ARGUE WITH.

AND THAT IS?

A FOOL.

EH.

INKOOSI, OUR WAGON, WHERE IS IT?

I'LL TAKE YOU ON. AT LEAST YOU'LL BE SURE OF FOOD AND A WAGE.

KATHY, WAKE UP!

I DO NOT WORK FOR MONEY AND YOU DO NOT GO MY WAY.

[Quartermain] KATHY!

ALL RIGHT.

ALLAN QUARTERMAIN, HE'S GONE AFTER THE TREASURE.

I KNOW.

WITHOUT ME.

ME, WHO LAY DREAMING OF THE WAY WE'D GO TOGETHER.

DID YOU EVER HEAR OF SUCH A THING?

[Quartermain] HURRY UP, THEY'RE STARTING.

YOU'RE HEADING THE WRONG WAY.

AREN'T WE GOING AFTER ME FATHER?

NO. BUT--

PUT ON YOUR BOOTS AND GET INTO THE WAGON.

I TOLD YOUR FATHER I'D LOOK AFTER YOU.

YOU KNEW HE WAS GOING AND YOU LET HIM GO BY HIMSELF.

ALLAN QUARTERMAIN, WILL YOU TAKE ME AFTER ME FATHER, PLEASE?

WE'LL LOOK FOR THE MINES TOGETHER.

AND WHEN WE FIND THEM, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR SHARE

AND MORE, MUCH MORE.

DOESN'T A FORTUNE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU WON'T TAKE ME IN YOUR WAGON I'LL GO ON ME OWN 2 FEET.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

I DID.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

[Quartermain] BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

THE -INKOOSIKAS- GOES ACROSS THE RIVER.

YES, I DO.

WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS?

THE -INKOOSIKAS- HAS THE MAP. I GUIDE HER.

THE MAP'S IN MY WAGON. NO ONE'S GOING ACROSS THE RIVER.

KATHY, GET INTO THAT WAGON.

GET INTO THAT WAGON!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I HAVE MANY NAMES.

ONE'LL DO. UMBOPA.

WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?

YOU'RE AFTER DIAMONDS.

WHITE MEN CARE FOR DIAMONDS.

THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO NORTH? MOVE UP.

NOW, LOOK HERE, UMBOPA.

IF YOU WON'T TAKE SERVICE WITH ME, I DON'T WANT YOU HANGING ABOUT MY CAMPS.

THAT FELLA'S UP TO NO GOOD.

ALLAN QUARTERMAIN, I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN. NEVER!

I'M USED TO SILENCE.

MY CLIENTS ARRIVED LAST NIGHT.

IT'LL BE QUITE NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

PUT THE ENGLISHMEN'S GEAR IN HERE. WE'LL USE THIS WAGON.

HOW ARE YOU, QUARTERMAIN?

HOW ARE YOU, SIR? I'M AFRAID I KEPT YOU WAITING.

THIS IS MISS O'BRIEN.

[Henry] HOW DO YOU DO?

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TREK?

NO, I DID NOT.

DON'T MIND MISS O'BRIEN, SIR HENRY. SHE'S STRONG AND SILENT.

THE MAP IS IN THE WAGON.

HOW DID YOU GET HERE?

INKOOSIKAS DOES NOT FORGET HER PURPOSE?

GOOD WILL INSISTS ON HAVING HIS BATH.

NO REASON FOR BEING UNSANITARY, EVEN IN AFRICA.

QUITE RIGHT. WELL, I'LL SEE YOU BOTH AT DINNER.

YES. HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THIS THING?

YOU BETTER ASK SIR HENRY TO TIP YOU OUT.

RIGHT.

NO, NO--

SIR HENRY. SIR HENRY CURTIS.

SIR HENRY CURTIS.

WILL YOU HELP ME, PLEASE? I'M IN TERRIBLE TROUBLE.

MR. QUARTERMAIN WANTS ME TO SEND THE WAGON NORTH

SO THAT THE BOYS CAN HAVE CAMP READY WHEN YOU ARRIVE BUT THEY WON'T OBEY ME.

MUTINY, EH?

GLORY BE TO GOD, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PIG.

COMMANDER GOOD, ROYAL NAVY.

RETIRED.

I'LL GO FETCH QUARTERMAIN.

AH, NO. PLEASE DON'T.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOW I'VE HAD TROUBLE.

WILL YOU SPEAK TO THEM?

OF COURSE I'LL SPEAK TO THEM.

BY THE WAY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONG AND SILENT.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE MR. QUARTERMAIN. HE'S A TERRIBLE LIAR.

GENTLEMEN, THE QUEEN. GOD BLESS HER.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'LL LIGHT UP.

AND WITH YOURS I'LL RUN OVER A FEW OF MY PROPOSALS.

I TAKE IT YOU WANT TO GET A SABLE ANTELOPE, SIR HENRY.

IS MISS O'BRIEN OFTEN AS LATE AS THIS?

SHE'LL SHOW UP WHEN SHE'S HUNGRY.

SHE SEEMED TO ME TO BE A CAPABLE YOUNG PERSON.

HMM--YES, CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.

SHE'D HAVE STOLEN ONE OF MY WAGONS IF I HADN'T KEPT ME EYES OPEN.

[Quartermain] ANYTHING WRONG?

I TAKE IT IT'S IN ORDER FOR SIR HENRY TO TELL

YOUR WAGON BOYS TO OBEY THE YOUNG LADY.

WITH THE RESULT THAT YOUR WAGON IS NOW PROCEEDING NORTH

TO ESTABLISH A CAMP.

BUT SHE TOLD ME--

MY BOY, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE THE VICTIM OF A WOMAN'S WILES.

WE MUST GO AFTER HER.

WE CERTAINLY MUST. MY ONLY TOOTHBRUSH IS IN THAT WAGON.

SHE HAS 3 HOURS START. IT'LL BE 2 DAYS BEFORE I GATHER A TEAM.

SHE TOLD ME THOSE BOYS WERE MUTINOUS.

I'M AFRAID, SIR HENRY, THAT IT'S MISS O'BRIEN WHO IS MUTINOUS.

WILL YOU HAVE A LITTLE MORE PORT?

I'M NOT AFRAID

I'M NOT AFRAID

WHY SHOULD I CARE IF MY JOURNEY'S LONG

I'M SURE TO GET THERE

THOUGH MY JOURNEY'S LONG

MY TEAM AND MY WAGON ARE STRONG

STRUGGLE ALONG

STRUGGLE ALONG

OXEN OF MINE

TILL YOUR SHOULDERS CRACK

KEEP PLODDING ALONG

TILL YOUR SHOULDERS CRACK

I'LL NEVER BE TURNING YOU BACK

WALK, WALK

OXEN OF MINE

ANSWER MY WHIP WHEN IT FALLS

WALK, WALK

KEEP IN YOUR LINE

LEOPARDS WAIT TO GET THE ONE THAT FALLS

GET UP AND WALK

�WALK, OXEN OF MINE

SHINING AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON

WALK, WALK

KEEP IN YOUR LINE

THERE WILL BE A WATER HOLE SOON

WE'LL COME TO THAT WATER HOLE SOON

WALK, WALK

YOU BETTER KEEP ON

THINK OF THAT SUN IN THE SKY

WALK, WALK

HURRY ALONG

OR THE SUN WILL DRINK THAT WATER DRY

GET UP AND WALK, WALK

STRAIN AT YOUR LOAD

THOUGH YOU ARE WEARY AND SORE

WALK, WALK

KEEP TO THE ROAD

SOON YOU'LL BE RESTING ONCE MORE

SOON YOU'LL BE RESTING ONCE MORE

WALK, WALK

OXEN OF MINE

ANSWER MY WHIP WHEN IT FALLS

YAH, YAH

KEEP IN YOUR LINE

LEOPARDS WAIT TO GET THE ONE THAT FALLS

GET UP YAH, YAH

OXEN OF MINE

SHINING AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON

YAH, YAH

KEEP IN YOUR LINE

THERE WILL BE A WATER HOLE SOON

WE'LL COME TO THAT WATER HOLE SOON

LA-DA-DA-DA

LA-DA-DA-DA

LA-DA-DA-DA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

DA-DA-DA-DA

DA-DA

YOU'RE 9 MILES NORTH OF THE HILL, HEADING FOR THE DESERT,

IN A STOLEN WAGON.

AND WHAT'S LEFT OF MY TROUSERS.

[Quartermain] YOU'RE COMING BACK TOMORROW.

MEANWHILE, COMMANDER GOOD WOULD LIKE HIS TOOTHBRUSH.

YES.

IF YOU WEREN'T A GIRL, I'D GIVE YOU THE HIDING OF YOUR LIFE.

ASHAMED OF YOURSELF?

BUT I'D DO IT AGAIN.

READY TO COME BACK?

I'M NOT COMING BACK.

I MADE UP ME MIND TO GO AFTER ME FATHER AND I'M GOING.

NOT IN MY WAGON.

I DON'T WANT YOUR WAGON ANYMORE.

YOU CAN'T TAKE A WAGON OVER THE DESERT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY OXEN.

WHY?

BECAUSE THEY DRINK TOO MUCH.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

I DID, INKOOSI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[Kathy] I BROUGHT HIM.

LOOK, KATHY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MAN'S BEEN TELLING YOU,

BUT I GIVE YOU MY WORD NO ONE CAN CROSS THAT DESERT.

HOW DOES THE -INKOOSI- KNOW?

I'M GONNA TRY. I'M NOT AFRAID.

THE -INKOOSIKAS- IS READY.

I'M IN CHARGE HERE. CLEAR OUT!

WAIT, WE CAN'T LET THESE 2 GO ALONE,

BUT WHY SHOULDN'T WE GO WITH THEM?

GOOD SUGGESTION. SOLVES THE PROBLEM.

I WON'T HAVE IT.

NOBODY'S ASKING YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO GO HUNTING.

YOU KNOW, HUNTING, FISHING, ANYTHING WITH A LITTLE ADVENTURE IN IT.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MEN DIE FOR LACK OF WATER?

THIRST, BURNING THIRST THAT TURNS TO PAIN.

TORTURE, THEN YOU GO MAD

AND THE SUN KILLS YOU.

IMAGINATIVE FELLOW, ISN'T HE?

QUARTERMAIN.

I'M SORRY OUR TRIP'S HAD TO END LIKE THIS.

HOW DO YOU MEAN -END-?

WE'LL BE AWAY FOR SOME TIME.

CAN'T ASK YOU TO WAIT FOR US.

SIR HENRY CURTIS,

I WAS ENGAGED TO TAKE YOU UPCOUNTRY

AND TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

I HAPPEN TO BE A MAN WHO RESPECTS A CONTRACT.

I'M LINING UP WITH THE REST OF YOU.

YOU'RE A GOOD FELLOW, QUARTERMAIN.

ON THE CONTRARY, I'M A FOOL.

HOW ARE YOUR FEET?

ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOURS?

FINE.

NICE ABOUT OUR FEET, ISN'T IT?

ARE YOU REALLY GOING ALL THROUGH THIS JUST FOR DIAMONDS?

THE -INKOOSI- SAYS SO.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I'M ASKING YOU.

WHY IS - INKOOSI- GOING?

BLESSED IF I KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT ONE FOR A BIT OF GOSSIP, ARE YOU?

THE MOUNTAINS DON'T SEEM TO GET ANY NEARER, DO THEY?

NO, THEY DON'T, DO THEY?

NO--NO, THEY--

NO, THEY DON'T.

FEELING BETTER?

MUST YOU KEEP ON ASKING ME?

I NEEDN'T.

I'D SURE MISS IT IF YOU DIDN'T.

HOW LONG WILL THE WATER LAST?

TOMORROW.

IF I--

IF I DON'T GET ANOTHER CHANCE,

I'M SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

WHAT ARE THOSE BIRDS UP THERE?

[Umbopa] -ASSVOGELS.-

THEY MUST BE TO LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

WE CALL THEM -THE BIRD THAT SMELLS DEATH.-

HUH? OH.

GOOD! COME HERE.

O'BRIEN'S WAGON.

GO BACK AND KEEP HER TALKING.

FETCH THE OTHERS.

[Henry] THAT'S THE LAST RATION OF WATER.

HALF A BOTTLE EACH.

THAT'S GOOD, I--

I SEE BY THE MAP THAT WE OUGHT TO GET TO PAN BAD WATER BY MIDDAY TOMORROW.

WHY'S IT CALLED -PAN BAD WATER-?

BECAUSE IN 300 YEARS IT MAY HAVE DRIED UP.

OH...

OH, I SEE, YES.

GO ON, DRINK IT.

WHAT'S THE USE, CURTIS?

THERE'S NO POINT IN HER SURVIVING US.

SAND! GO DOWN!

RUN!

I SMELL WATER.

I SMELL WATER.

I SMELL WATER.

LOOK! THE MOUNTAINS ARE NEAR!

[Umbopa] CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

TILL I'M HOLDING THE CLOUDS IN MY HAND

CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

TILL THE WORLD IS BELOW WHERE I STAND

CLIMBING UP

TO THE LAND THAT I KNOW

MUST LIE OVER THAT MOUNTAIN

CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

FOR MY HEART IS AWAY IN THAT LAND

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

[Echoing] MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

OH YOU MOUNTAIN

[Echoing] MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

OH YOU MOUNTAIN

GONNA CLIMB YOU

[Echoing] CLIMB YOU

GONNA CLIMB YOU

[Echoing] GONNA CLIMB YOU

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

[Echoing] MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

TILL I'M HOLDING THE CLOUDS IN MY HAND

CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

TILL THE WORLD IS BELOW WHERE I STAND

CLIMBING UP

TO THE LAND THAT I KNOW

MUST LIE OVER THAT MOUNTAIN

CLIMBING UP CLIMBING UP

FOR MY HEART IS AWAY IN THAT LAND

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

[Echoing] MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

OH YOU MOUNTAIN

[Echoing] OH YOU MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

OH YOU MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

BREAKFAST READY?

[Kathy] NEARLY.

WE HAD MELONS FOR BREAKFAST YESTERDAY.

WE DID.

AND MELONS THE DAY BEFORE.

WE DID.

I SUPPOSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE MELONS TODAY?

[Both] WE ARE.

DON'T THE BIRDS IN THIS COUNTRY EVER LAY EGGS?

I WONDER HOW FAR ME FATHER IS AHEAD OF US?

YOU SURE HE GOT THIS FAR?

OF COURSE I AM.

PATRICK O'BRIEN HAS ALWAYS DONE WHAT HE SET HIS MIND TO.

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT IN THE DESERT?

SAND, MOSTLY.

DID YOU EVER THINK OF ME?

YES...

YOU AND THE SAND.

I'M GLAD OF THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

AM I?

I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T AVOID IT.

YOU SEE, WE'RE IN UNINHABITED COUNTRY.

I HATE TO CONTRADICT YOU BUT,

THERE'S A MAN BEHIND THAT ROCK--

SEVERAL MEN.

THEY SEEM ANXIOUS TO MEET US.

MUCH TOO ANXIOUS.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

THEY SAY, "WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS WITH THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE LEGS,

-WHO GROWS HAIR ON ONE SIDE OF HIS FACE

-AND CAN PLUCK HIS EYE FROM HIS HEAD AND REPLACE IT WHERE IT GROWS-

HE'S TELLING THEM YOU ARE WHITE GODS FROM THE SKIES.

YOU MEAN, ON ACCOUNT OF MY LEGS?

I NEVER THOUGHT THEY WERE AS GOOD AS ALL THAT.

HE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT BETTER IF HE'D BEEN AN IRISHMAN.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT FOR AN UNINHABITED COUNTRY.

[Quartermain] THIS IS A MILITARY CROWD.

I HOPE THE COOKING'S GOOD.

THOSE ARE THE SOLDIERS' QUARTERS. THAT'S THE KING'S HUT.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND WILLINGTON BARRACKS.

SO UNLIKE THE HOME LIFE OF OUR DEAR QUEEN, ISN'T IT?

SUPPOSE PATRICK O'BRIEN'S IN THERE?

DON'T WORRY. ME FATHER'S GONE AFTER DIAMONDS.

KING SOLOMON'S MINES, THAT'S WHERE WE'LL FIND HIM.

IF THERE IS SUCH A MINE.

I SUPPOSE HE SAYS HE ISN'T IN.

HE SAID, "THE - TWALA,- THE KING

-WILL SEE THE STRANGERS WHO COME TO HIS LAND AND CLAIM TO BE GODS.-

I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF THEIR SPEARS.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. THEY THINK WE'RE GODS.

I HOPE THE - TWALA- DOES.

HEAD UP. IF HE THINKS WE'RE AFRAID ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN.

HA HA HA HA...

WOULD IT DO ANY GOOD IF I WHIPPED OFF MY TROUSERS, DO YOU THINK?

HE ASKS,-WHY DO THE GODS HONOR HIS KINGDOM?

-IS IT THE WHITE STONES THEY SEEK?-

DIAMONDS!

THERE IS A MINE. TELL HIM YES.

HE'S GONNA TAKE US.

KING SOLOMON'S MINES.

THE GREATEST TREASURE IN THE WORLD.

WITH ME FATHER INSIDE FILLING HIS POCKETS.

IT SEEMS THEY ARE NICE FELLOWS AFTER ALL.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR SHARE OF THE MONEY?

IF WE GET OUT OF THIS, GO BACK TO ENGLAND AND KEEP SHEEP.

I THINK I'LL BUY MYSELF A BATTLESHIP AND REJOIN THE NAVY.

SCARED?

OF COURSE I'M NOT.

NOT VERY.

KING SOLOMON'S ROAD AND THE SILENT ONES TO GUARD IT,

BROKEN AND OVERGROWN.

I WONDER HOW MANY CIVILIZATIONS HAVE PERISHED LIKE THIS ONE?

SOLOMON HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IDOLS.

THE PHOENICIANS DID. THEY WERE THE GREAT TRADERS OF SOLOMON'S TIME.

PERHAPS SOME PHOENICIAN RAN THE MINE.

GAGOOL, THE WITCH DOCTOR WHO LOOKS AFTER THE MINES.

THESE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT SHE'S 100'S OF YEARS OLD.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT SHE WAS WELL-PRESERVED?

REMINDS ME OF MY POOR OLD AUNT HANNAH.

SHE CAME TO NO GOOD.

SHE ASKS WHY THE WHITE MAN'S SERVANT WALKS LIKE A PRINCE?

I'VE NOTICED IT MYSELF, AN UNCOMMONLY GOOD WALKER.

ASK HER IF SHE'S SEEN A WHITE MAN.

SHE HAS?

PERHAPS IT WAS YESTERDAY,

PERHAPS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO.

TIME HAS NO MEANING TO HER.

THROUGH THAT DOOR, SLAVES BROUGHT JEWELS

FOR THE QUEEN OF SHEBA THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.

AND PATRICK O'BRIEN WENT IN TO FIND HIS FORTUNE. COME ON.

CAREFUL, - INKOOSI.-

TWALA DARE NOT HARM YOU HERE. THE PEOPLE THINK YOU GODS.

ONCE INSIDE, HE HAS NO ONE TO FEAR.

THE STONE WILL ROLL BACK.

COME AWAY.

GET OUT OF HERE!

GIVE ME THAT!

KILL HIM, YOU'LL HAVE THE LOT ON US.

THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A GUN FIRED BEFORE.

I BET THAT MADE HIM FEEL PRETTY SILLY.

OUR ONE CHANCE IS TO ESCAPE BEFORE THEY MAKE UP THEIR MINDS.

I'M AFRAID IT IS.

SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE GUARD.

PITY, SEEMED A VERY DECENT FELLOW.

ALL RIGHT, BUT I'M STOPPING HERE.

KATHY, BE SENSIBLE. YOU CAN'T.

I CAME HERE TO FIND ME FATHER.

THERE ISN'T A VESTIGE OF PROOF THAT YOUR FATHER EVER REACHED HERE.

HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY.

ME SHAMROCK!

BUT I--IT'S NOT--

IT IS HIS! ME FATHER'S!

SO HE IS HERE.

NOW DO YOU WANT ME TO RUN AWAY?

WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS?

ON THE WAY TO THE MINE.

KATHY, YOU SAW WHAT NEARLY HAPPENED TO US.

THIS PROVES THAT IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR FATHER.

IF YOUR FATHER LOVED YOU AS MUCH AS YOU LOVE HIM,

HE'D BE THE LAST ONE TO WANT YOU TO STAY.

WOULDN'T HE?

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

I'M SORRY, KATHY.

AGREED, WE LEAVE TONIGHT?

YES.

IT IS NOT AGREED. YOU MUST STAY.

I'M IN CHARGE HERE. I TOLD YOU THAT BEFORE.

THAT WAS IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE ARE NOW IN MINE.

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE.

EVERYWHERE, THE MEN OF - TWALA- WATCH.

ONE STEP BEYOND THAT DOOR AND A SPEAR WILL PIERCE YOUR BACK.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

TOMORROW THE DRUMS BEAT, THEY SMELL OUT THE EVILDOERS.

GAGOOL WILL PUT HER MARK ON THE ENEMIES OF THE KING.

THEY DIE LIKE CATTLE.

LOOKS LIKE A RED- LETTER DAY FOR ALL OF US, DOESN'T IT?

YET THE PEOPLE ARE WEARY OF WICKEDNESS AND BLOOD.

IF THERE WAS ONE TO LEAD THEM, THEY WOULD RISE UP.

ISN'T THERE ONE?

PERHAPS HE COULD BE FOUND.

WHO ARE YOU?

THE MAN WHO LOOKS FOR DIAMONDS AND HANGS ABOUT YOUR CAMP.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

ONCE THERE WAS A KING IN THIS LAND,

IMOTU THE LOVED, BUT HE FOUGHT THE WICKED GAGOOL,

WHO IS OLDER THAN THE MEMORY OF THE OLDEST MAN.

FOR THAT, SHE MADE HIS BROTHER TWALA THE ONE-EYED KILL HIM WHILE HE SLEPT.

THE WIFE OF IMOTU AND THE SON OF IMOTU WERE DRIVEN INTO THE DESERT.

IT IS SAID THEY DIED.

IF THEY DIDN'T, THE SON OF IMOTU SHOULD BE KING AND NOT TWALA.

YOU ARE THE SON OF IMOTU.

I AM THE SON OF IMOTU.

THE COMMITTEE SEEMS UNANIMOUS.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT FELLOW HAD A SPOT OF ROYAL BLOOD IN HIM.

YOU DON'T GET A SNAKE ON YOUR STOMACH FOR NOTHING, YOU KNOW.

IT IS AGREED.

TOMORROW AT THE SMELLING-OUT OF THE EVILDOERS,

THEY WILL LEAD THE PEOPLE OF THE KUKUANA AGAINST TWALA,

BUT I NEED YOUR HELP.

AND IN RETURN I OFFER YOU YOUR LIVES

AND THE FREEDOM OF THE MINES.

FOR YOU, THE DIAMONDS, RICHES.

FOR YOU, ADVENTURE.

FOR YOU, THE HAPPINESS OF THE - INKOOSIKAS.-

TODAY, YOU SAW HOW TWALA TREATS STRANGERS.

IF YOUR FATHER IS ALIVE, HE IS IN THE MINE.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

BEHIND TWALA STANDS GAGOOL.

THE PEOPLE FEAR HER MAGIC.

THEY WILL RISE ONLY IF YOU SHOW THEM A GREATER MAGIC.

YOU LIVE AMONG US. YOU KNOW THAT THE WHITE MAN HAS NO MAGIC.

I MUST HAVE MAGIC.

AND IF WE CANNOT GIVE IT?

THE DRUMS WILL ROLL AT THE SMELLING-OUT.

GAGOOL WILL GIVE THE SIGN.

THE KILLERS WILL SPEED TO THE EVILDOERS.

THEY WILL BEAT US TO DEATH.

FUNNY TO THINK IT'S DERBY DAY BACK HOME.

VERY FUNNY.

I HAD A BET ON MANITOBA.

THERE'S NO SUCH HORSE.

THERE CERTAINLY IS. I'VE GOT IT IN MY DIARY.

HERE IT IS, DERBY DAY, MANI--

BY JOVE! LOOK HERE!

-11:15. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN VISIBLE OVER TENERIFFE, SOUTH AFRICA.-

MAGIC! GOOD, YOU'RE A GENIUS.

11:15. THAT OUGHT TO SETTLE 'EM, EH?

IT'S A CHANCE.

IF WE CAN HOLD OUT TILL 11:15.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S THIS YEAR'S DERBY?

OF COURSE, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A BET ON LAST YEAR'S DERBY THIS YEAR, WOULD I?

NO.

[Crowd] OOOOHH!

WHAT TIME IS IT?

11:10.

HOW LONG BEFORE THEY GET TO US?

A MATTER OF MINUTES.

NO SIGN OF THE ECLIPSE YET.

WE'RE NEXT.

I HOPE I'M RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME.

GOD HELP US IF YOU'RE NOT.

LAST TIME I FIRED THIS THING, IT DIDN'T FIRE.

IT STILL DOESN'T.

KATHY? KATHY! SHE'S GONE.

LOOK!

GAGOOL, THE MINE!

FATHER! FATHER! FATHER!

FATHER!

FATHER!

FATHER!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

INDEED, I'M NOT ALL RIGHT,

NOT AFTER BREAKING ME LEG.

KATHY!

KATHY!

KATHY! COME ON!

OF COURSE YOU WOULD BREAK YOUR LEG IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO CARRY YOU?

YOU OLD DEVIL.

KATHY! KATHY!

COME ON, YOU CAN GET THOSE LATER!

KATHY!

DIDN'T I TELL YOU HE'D GET HERE?

THANK GOD YOU'RE SAFE.

OF COURSE I'M SAFE.

SO THIS IS WHAT PUT AN END TO THE MINES.

THEY STUMBLED UPON A VOLCANO.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THOSE SKELETONS?

MINERS TRYING TO ESCAPE AND TRAPPED BY THE LAVA.

OH... HURRY UP, CURTIS, WILL YOU?

THIS IS GOING, TOO!

COME ON!

TOO BAD THAT WHEN WE GET TO A FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS,

THE MOUNTAIN SHOULD DECIDE TO SIT DOWN ON IT.

IT DID NOT, THEN.

I'VE A FORTUNE HERE IN ME POCKET.

THERE'S ENOUGH HERE FOR ALL OF US.

DIAMONDS ARE NOT MUCH USE WHEN YOU'RE TRAPPED BEHIND SOLID ROCK.

I DON'T WANT TO DEPRESS YOU ANY FURTHER,

BUT I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ERUPTION.

THAT FALL OF ROCK, YOU KNOW?

VOLCANOES ARE NERVOUS THINGS,

IT TAKES VERY LITTLE TO UPSET THEM.

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, YOU'D BE QUIETLY SHOOTING GAME IN THE SOUTH.

AND THEN YOU'D HAVE GONE HOME

AND MARRIED SOME NICE GIRL

AND LIVED IN YOUR BIG HOUSE.

AND SLOWLY GROWN OLD AND FAT AND DISAGREEABLE,

AND ENDED UP A FEEBLE OLD MAN WITH NO ONE SORRY TO SEE YOU GO.

NO, I'D RATHER DIE YOUNG.

STRANGE, I USED TO HATE DYING.

I'D LIE AWAKE AT NIGHT THINKING ABOUT IT, SCARED.

BUT WHEN YOU COME TO IT, IT'S NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING I'M SORRY ABOUT.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE SEEN IRELAND AGAIN,

THE GLEN OF ARMAGH WHERE I WAS BORN,

WITH THE MOUNTAINS RUNNING DOWN TO THE LAKES.

WE WERE TO HAVE GONE HOME NEXT YEAR.

YOU COULD HAVE COME WITH US.

[Umbopa] QUARTERMAIN!

[Echoing] QUARTERMAIN!

[Echoing] QUARTERMAIN!

LOOK! IT'S MOVING!

GOOD IDEA BUT--

IT--IT'S BOUND TO FALL ON US.

UMBOPA?

[Umbopa] CURTIS, WE MUST PUSH IT CLEAR.

READY?

RIGHT.

[Umbopa] READY?

THIS TIME.

IT'S GONNA ERUPT!

STEADY. GOT HIM?

COME ON!

HERE MY COUNTRY ENDS,

BUT 100 OF MY MEN WILL LEAD YOU ACROSS THE DESERT.

GO NOW, MY FRIENDS,

AND AT TIMES, REMEMBER HOW WE STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN THE GREAT BATTLE.

CLIMBING UP

CLIMBING UP

TILL I'M HOLDING THE CLOUDS IN MY HANDS

CLIMBING UP

CLIMBING UP

TILL THE WORLD IS BELOW

WHERE I STAND

CLIMBING UP

TO THE LAND

THAT I KNOW

MUST LIE OVER THAT MOUNTAIN

CLIMBING UP

CLIMBING UP

FOR MY HEART IS AWAY

IN THAT LAND

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

OH YOU MOUNTAIN

MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

Hold on. You've got yours.

What are they doing?

They're trying to lift him up and carry him off.

Gallant fools.

l missed mine.

You wounded yours. lt took off. We'll go after it later.

We have to get rid of these others. Look out.

You stay here. Come on.

l'll bet the big fellow of mine breaks a record. What do you think, Quatermain?

Well, they're all right.

You don't seem to have much zest for hunting.

My job's to find you the game and let you do the shooting.

Don't tell me your respect for animals has turned into sentiment.

There are times that l prefer them to humans.

Very sorry Qually died. Bad hunters?

No worse than usual. lt's bad luck, that's all.

Speak to his wife. l'll see her in the morning.

Hello, Lulu.

How's my girl, huh?

-Hello, Allan. -Oh, hello, Eric. Come on, sit down.

-Bad trip? -No. l was paid.

l hear you lost Qually.

-He was a good man. -Yes, the best. l'll miss him.

He was with me eight years.

Want to take on another party? Had an inquiry today.

No, not this time, Eric.

These people seem pretty decent.

-And willing to pay almost anything. -No, not anymore.

l've had enough. l think l'm through.

Perhaps l'll do this house up and send for my son.

Bring the boy out here?

lt's no life for a child.

-How old is he now? -He's almost 7.

l can understand your wanting to see him, but isn't he better off where he is?

-English schools, all that. -Perhaps l'll go back to England.

-l've thought of that too. -What would you do there?

Become a shopkeeper? This is a mood, Allan.

l've seen it growing on you the past few months. You've been alone too much.

England's no place for you.

You've built a career here. Don't toss it away.

The happiest, finest fate a man can have in this world is to be the best at something.

You may not realize it, but your reputation's spread to England.

-Have another drink. -l mean it.

Today, that pair who were looking for a guide, they knew your name.

Ever meet a man called Curtis? Henry Curtis?

No.

Curtis.

Yes. A fellow about 1 8 months ago. An Englishman.

Tried to get me to go into unexplored country.

Had some crazy notion about a lost diamond mine.

-That's him. -Yeah, well l turned him down.

lt sounded like romantic foolishness. He wants to go hunting now?

-No. -l got a letter from him months ago--

No. No, it was asking about him.

-lt didn't make any sense. -lt was his wife, Mrs. Curtis...

-...who tried to engage you today. -A woman? A woman on safari?

-No, thank you. -She seemed very--

Any woman who wants to traipse through jungle...

...must have something the matter with her. Besides, l really am fed up.

l'll tell her so.

lf you're serious about England, stop in at the office. Perhaps l can be of service.

Get some sleep.

-Oh, l'm sorry. l didn't-- -Come in, Allan.

-l dropped by to talk. -John Good, Allan Quatermain.

-Hello. -How do you do?

Mr. Good insisted on waiting. l said it was useless.

l refuse to give up. l've come from England.

l thought you could give me information, at least.

l see. l thought you said it was a woman.

There are two of us. My sister and l.

Two years ago, her husband, Henry Curtis, left England.

His last letter came from here.

He was headed west into unknown territory.

We never heard from him again. We wanna find him.

l can't give you any information other than he asked me to go with him, and l declined.

He was tracking down some queer legend about a diamond mine far into the interior.

Such stories are constantly cropping up in Africa.

No, Curtis' project was too thick for me. l advised against it.

-Why? -Nobody's ever been in that region before...

-...and lived to tell about it. -You mean returned to tell about it.

As far as anyone can say, he may still be alive.

Well, perhaps as a captive, but the chances are very slim.

My sister feels as long as there's a chance, she must pursue it.

She's had a bad time lately.

Can't sleep nights. Wakes up screaming. Dreams about him wandering in the jungle.

Surely you must have made other inquiries.

l was able to establish that he headed north and west toward the Kaluana country.

The Kaluana country.

Well, there you have it.

How would you proceed?

The Kaluana country lies there.

You'd have difficulty getting that far. Then where would you go?

Thousands of miles where no white man has been. Even natives are afraid.

-ln which direction would you begin? -We have a map.

-A map? -Henry's last letter was addressed to me.

He enclosed a copy of the map he intended to follow.

There are no maps. There isn't a village or a river recorded beyond the Kaluana region.

This sort of thing is peddled to greenhorns from Timbuktu to Johannesburg.

You may be right. Henry said he bought the map to King Solomon's Mines...

...from an Arab trader who claimed it was 400 years old.

Kaluana Village, desert, water, White Twins...

...King Solomon's Mines.

The Flying Dutchman. Captain Kidd's treasure.

All right. Perhaps there is no diamond mine. But this tells us where to look for Henry...

...because he followed it. So will we. With your help.

This safari is not child's play, Mr. Good, especially with a--

Well, shall we say an overwrought woman?

-Elizabeth knows that. So do l. -You have absolutely no idea...

...of the dangers. Neither have l.

-But l can guess. -Allan knows the country...

-...better than anyone else, you see. -But that's exactly why we want him.

That, and because l can see you'd be fair and honest with us.

Well, thank you, but.... l'm sorry l can't undertake it.

My advice is to take your sister back to England...

...and both of you pray that eventually her husband turns up.

lt's nice to have met you.

-Bye, Eric. -Bye, Allan.

Sorry l couldn't have been more help to you.

Mrs. Curtis, l believe.

Won't you come in?

Oh, excuse me.

Now, this is Lulu.

-Lulu, this is Mrs. Curtis. -Oh, she's enchanting. She's a charmer.

She knows it. And she makes use of it.

Lulu and l enjoy having visitors, but l ought to warn you...

-...you've come on a hopeless errand. -My brother told me your reasons.

-There's one argument he neglected to use. -Oh, what was that?

Money.

That's a very good argument.

l'm willing to pay anything.

-Beyond reason, of course. -Why are you so determined?

l understand planning before you knew its dangers, but your brother must've told you.

Are you sure you aren't exaggerating the dangers?

With proper equipment and your services, we should manage.

-l'm not afraid. -Your courage does you no credit.

lt's the result of ignorance.

What is your usual fee for a safari, Mr. Quatermain?

Two hundred pounds and all expenses. l wouldn't undertake this one for 500.

Would you for 5000?

-That's a great deal of money. -l mean it.

More than l could save in a lifetime.

-Would you pay, win or lose? -Of course.

Even if you back out...

-...before we've gone a tenth of the way? -Yes.

-You expect me to back out, don't you? -Frankly, yes.

l'll pay the 5000 in advance and a bonus of 500 at the end, whether l back out or not.

You're weakening, aren't you? You half-decided to go.

Oh, l've fully decided to go. And my reasons are entirely mercenary.

Nobody's been in the region beyond the Kaluanas before...

...but l'm willing to try for cold, hard cash.

Apparently you're not certain after all that we'd never return.

-l'm just as certain as ever. -And yet you'd go?

Mrs. Curtis, the average life of a man in my profession is approximately eight years.

Now, l've been at it for 1 5. So you see l'm living on borrowed time.

My wife died here six years ago.

Sooner or later, an animal or an unfriendly native or a tropical disease will get me.

l have a son in England...

...but there'll be very little money for him if anything should happen to me.

The money you're offering would provide for him until he can take care of himself.

-l see. -So l'll take on your safari.

But before we leave, l'd like to send the 5000 to London.

You can pay me the bonus when we return.

-You mean if we return. -From now on we'll say ""when.""

What l privately think mustn't color the mood of this fine safari.

lt isn't just the danger of the undertaking that's making you so antagonistic.

There's something else. What is it, Mr. Quatermain?

l don't understand your motives.

-You mean you don't believe them. -Well, frankly, l don't.

Why?

-Well, it's wiser if we don't discuss this. -Why?

Well, because on a safari, it's better to travel with people one likes.

You better tell me now and give me time to recover. What about my motives?

Very well.

Since your husband's body was never found...

...you can't inherit his money until you prove that he's dead.

That could be the reason for this visit.

One of the reasons my husband went looking for that mine...

...was the possibly foolish hope of finding a fortune of his own.

You see, l hold all the wealth there is in the family.

Well, then l still don't understand.

What? That l'd be willing to risk my life for my husband?

That you're proposing to throw it away. lt's not normal. lt smells of sickness.

l happen to love my husband. Perhaps that's an emotion...

-...you are incapable of understanding. -Perhaps.

Perhaps you've never known a woman in love.

Perhaps. But l have known people who make elaborate sacrifices...

...for reasons they don't understand.

Sometimes it's to expiate guilt. Sometimes, it's--

lf l were you, l'd examine my own motives.

A man who doesn't care whether he lives or dies is not exactly a wholesome specimen.

l'm risking my life for a man l love. You're doing it for money.

-Mrs.-- -No, no, no, not your son.

There are things you can do for him other than toss your life away.

What's your sickness, Mr. Quatermain?

Nothing to live for?

l'll meet you in Eric Masters' office in the morning.

l haven't thanked you for taking on this safari.

What made you change your mind? l didn't know Elizabeth was that persuasive.

There's something very persuasive about 5000 pounds.

She's quite a nice girl, really.

Of course, she has ideas of her own about certain things. Those clothes, for example.

l gather from the way you looked at them, you don't approve.

-l don't. -Why didn't you tell her so?

No need. She'll find out.

-What's wrong? -Mrs. Curtis is sick.

What's the matter?

-l think l'd like to walk for a while. -You all right, Beth?

This old wagon. lt's not very comfortable. lt rocks.

-She's seasick. -l'm perfectly all right.

Let's go on.

Now, just a moment.

What are you doing?

Out here, perspiration needs to be given time to evaporate, or you won't last two hours...

...and you're sealed up like a tin of pears. Khiva, get that box!

This may be the costume for shooting pheasant in Sussex...

...but it won't do here. Go behind the bushes change. Take off those corsets.

lmpertinent, wretched man.

To think l would just-- Terrible.

Unbearable behavior. Really.

-That's a very becoming outfit, Beth. -l hate it!

lf you'll keep absolutely still....

Don't shoot. Stand still.

That was a close call.

Not really. They're not dangerous unless hungry.

How do you know when they're hungry?

-Well, if they eat you, they're hungry. -Seriously, how did you know?

Look.

Why didn't you shoot?

-Why, you want a trophy? -lt might have killed us.

Well, if it had tried, l'd have shot it. Otherwise, there's not much point.

l didn't tell you to run!

A man's heart can stand still, so can you.

-How far have we gone? -Well, we started here.

Now we're somewhere about here.

That took us seven days?

We have to head for the Kaluana Village there.

Curtis' map starts where the large map ends, at the village.

That in itself is a long trip.

We know where the Kaluana tribe is but little else...

...except that they're said to be dangerous.

-You've never been among them? -l'm not an explorer.

ln fact, to my knowledge, no white man has been near the Kaluanas for five years.

They're feared as much by natives as they are by whites.

We'll have trouble getting our boys that far.

-We can't be sure that Henry got that far. -No.

We'll inquire of other tribes, of course, but we've got to go to the Kaluana.

lt is the only place we know Curtis was trying to reach.

-How long will it take? -Weeks. Months, perhaps.

l don't know. l've never taken a woman on safari with me before.

Have l been a handicap?

Why, no, Mrs. Curtis, but the fun hasn't started yet.

When it does, l'm sure we'll all enjoy it.

What do they sing about?

Oh, all sorts of things.

About their work. The money they're gonna earn on this job.

About wives and sweethearts, everything they're gonna do when they get home.

What are they singing about now?

Now they're singing about Mrs. Curtis. They call her:

That means ""the lady with the flaming hair.""

What else?

They say you're very fortunate because Bwana Allani...

...will protect you from lions, leopards, elephants, all the terrors of the jungle.

What are they saying now?

Well, they say that l'm very fortunate too.

l'm sorry. l couldn't help it. lt was one of those--

lt was a dream again. l'm sorry, truly l am.

-Where are they going? -They're going back.

l wondered how we were gonna get over that.

From now on, we do without luxuries.

Oh, by the way, did you hear anything last night?

l thought l heard a scream.

A human scream, as a matter of fact.

l didn't hear anything. You must have been dreaming.

Come on, let's get going.

Beth.

You sure you don't wanna go with them?

Lovely, isn't it? lt has a sort of majesty. A feeling of forever.

Forever's quite correct.

-Looks completely peaceful. -lt isn't.

lt's been tearing its own thread for a million years.

ln this one small area here, there are 1 000 creatures...

...living, killing, being killed, eating, being eaten.

There's not an inch that doesn't have war if you look for it.

Look.

And look there.

-l don't see anything. -Now, wait a minute. lt will move.

That's a mamba. One nip from that, and you stay here.

Much of the forest lives up there.

The vines keep reaching to the sun.

They make that layer thicker until they shut out the sun so completely...

...nothing green will ever grow down here.

Look. There's a sight.

Oh, look!

Yeah, a scavenger.

Everybody knows about vultures, but there are others in the forest that keep it clean.

Hey, careful!

Safari ants. They attack in thousands.

Give them half the chance, they'll eat you too.

Anteater.

Eating and being eaten.

There isn't a creature in the forest that isn't hunted.

Except the elephant. They're afraid of him. He's king.

-The elephant, not the lion? -No, not the lion. Not in Africa.

Not brave or clever enough. Elephant's the king.

And man?

Just meat like everything else.

No souls in the jungle, little justice and no ethics.

ln the end, you accept it all.

You watch things hunting and being hunted. Reproducing, killing and dying.

lt's all endless and pointless.

Except, in the end, one small pattern emerges from it all. The only certainty.

One is born, lives for a time and dies. That's all.

-All the rest is yeey saba. -What's that?

Yeey saba?

Oh, it's a game the natives play.

lt doesn't make sense. lt's quite pointless.

A chases B, B chases C, C chases A.

Then they go the other way and make a fuss...

...trying to get things from each other.

Bits of nothing. Twigs and leaves.

lt's quite senseless.

Except that the fellow here has satisfied his desire to be over there...

...everybody's had fun running after something...

...everybody's grabbed a handful of stuff they wanted...

...because everybody else wanted them.

And, well, it's endless.

lt's quite pointless.

lt's a silly game, yeey saba.

l'm sorry.

-Sorry? -You are sick of life, aren't you.

-What are you talking about, Elizabeth? -Motives.

-You're being confoundedly enigmatic. -No, she's not.

She's making very good sense.

Look.

Meat for the Zavonbardes.

-l saw a face in the bushes, watching us. -That's right.

Look, there's another. What do they want? Are they surrounding us?

-No. -Why don't they say something?

Nothing to say. They know who l am. They're just checking.

Did you see those fellows?

They're acquaintances of Mr. Quatermain's with nothing to say. Just checking.

Where are they? What happened to them?

Get the meat and the salt.

-l have the feeling they're about somewhere. -They're about, all right.

Go ahead.

l thought it was always beads.

A bag of salt is worth 1 00 times its weight in beads.

They're not stupid, you know.

-What happens next? -l'll bargain with them for use of their boats.

The Zavonbarde River lies beyond. We've got to cross it.

How can you bargain with people you can't see?

l can see them.

Khiva...

-...how long will this take? -Not long.

Maybe two hours, six hours. Not know.

Do they seem friendly to you?

l've got the oddest feeling we'll get cooked in that pot.

They don't seem to be getting on.

Khiva, what are they saying?

Seven boat go over river.

-ls that all? -Yes. Only got seven boats.

He says he's seen dozens of hunters in the last two years...

...but he claims to remember Henry Curtis.

He had an odd bearer with him. A chap with one eye and a scar on his cheek. l hope so.

-Why? -Because l know that fellow.

A first-class bearer, tough, knows the country. Curtis was in good hands.

-l wonder what that is? -l don't care. l'm famished.

Better get her out of the sun if we're gonna stop here.

We're not going to stop.

-Beth? -Yes, Jack?

Beth, l've been thinking. What would you say if--?

One thing that bothers me more than anything is centipedes.

l've counted 40 varieties.

Have you noticed the one that leaves a slimy trail? lt's that long.

l'll have one stuffed and mounted.

A far more interesting trophy than lions and panthers.

l've seen them. l'll take a panther any day.

Or Allan Quatermain.

He's not a bad sort, Beth.

What's wrong between you two?

-Something seem wrong? -You keep watching each other.

Each of you seems to be hoping the other will fall on his face.

Beth, l've made a decision.

l think we should turn back.

l've talked with Quatermain. He's willing if you are.

Quatermain would like nothing better than to see me give up.

He took us through that swamp intentionally.

That's not true. He had asked me if you were up to it.

-You're being unfair. -We made a poor choice selecting a guide.

His heart's not in it.

l wonder.

l've lost all my hairpins, and my hair seems to be a trap...

...for every fly, every mosquito, every ant in the forest and they--

And they bite.

Why don't you try pigtails?

l remember when you wore them, and attractive they were.

l'm a grown woman, Jack.

Sometimes, l wonder about that too.

l think you owe that man an apology.

And some gesture of friendliness.

What happened?

-There was a large animal! -Where, in here?

No, there. Outside!

What is it?

Nothing. She's been dreaming again.

lt was not a dream. The animal tried to get into my tent.

l said not to shoot unless it was necessary.

Do you mean l'm lying? lt dug its claws right through the tent. Look at it!

l don't think you hit it. The bullet holes are too high.

Oh, so there was an animal.

You turn in. l'll keep watch. Next time, call me.

l did call you.

You go to bed!

-Good night, Beth. -Oh, he's a dreadful man.

-Quick, get behind there. -What is it?

Go on! Never mind. Get behind there!

-What are they running for? -Bush fire. They're stampeding.

Look.

That's what started it.

All right, good. Keep on firing. Scatter them.

Hey, come back!

What a waste of time, and equipment and lives.

This ridiculous safari. l hope the lady enjoyed it.

Wait here. Come on.

-Calecapesa. -Calecapesa?

He apparently said the Kaluanas are that way.

-Far that way. -What does ""calecapesa"" mean?

lt means unpleasant. Come on.

Who cut your hair?

What?

What happened to your hair?

Oh, l cut it.

What?

l cut it.

Oh, good idea.

-What? -Good idea.

Lunch is ready.

Lunch.

Oh, look. There's our lunch.

ls it an ostrich egg?

Well, not exactly.

Look.

Watch. lt's hatching.

See?

lt's a crocodile.

-What a strange-looking man. -Who the devil is that?

l don't know. He wants to talk.

He's must be 7 feet tall.

That face and hair....

-l've never seen a native like that. -Nor have l, in all my years here.

What's he saying?

He wants to join our safari and will act as bearer...

-...if we take him along. -How'd he get here alone?

l don't know. He needs our guns to get through the dark country.

Why would he want to go into the dark country?

-l don't like him. -Why?

His form of dress. He's too elegant by half.

-He says he didn't ask us our reasons. -You've grown accustomed to subservience.

l like him.

-Gonna turn him down? -No.

l'd rather have him with us than tracking us.

Are you sure he said he wanted to go to the dark region? Maybe he meant he was willing.

He said he wanted to go.

l don't know why.

What was all that about?

Oh, it was nothing.

l've given you Umbopa as your gun bearer.

You look after the rear and keep your eye out for deserters.

Right.

-Will l go with you? -You're coming with me.

Why were they so frightened?

They claim that that's a Kaluana rattle. They decided it's time to go home.

What about you?

They're singing as usual.

They don't seem to be frightened.

They're singing to keep their spirits up. They're scared to death.

Four of them left already. Cleared off without pay.

Took some of our supplies.

lt doesn't matter.

With fewer boys, we couldn't carry it all anyway.

l'd like to know what's on that fellow's mind.

He often stands alone, brooding like that.

-He never joins the others. -They like him, and he likes them.

Have you found out any more? Where's he from?

He's from the Karabda Village, miles from where we met.

Doesn't say he was born there. Just that he lived there until his mother died.

l've had several talks with him, but all l've found out...

...is a vague connection between her death...

...and his determination to visit the dark area.

He made her a promise or something of the sort.

Have you ever noticed the shape of his eyes?

Strange, aren't they?

The only other place l saw eyes like that was in a museum.

He's like the ghost of an ancient Egyptian king.

-What's up? -Check the supplies. See what they've taken.

Check the ammunition.

Well, the boys have gone, cleared off. All except Umbopa and Khiva.

We can take only the medicine, rifle and ammunition...

...and the bare essentials. The rest must stay here.

We have a decision to make. Shall we go on?

l don't know. What do you think?

-l'm being paid. l haven't finished my job. -That's scarcely the right answer.

lt's no time for an outburst. We must weigh our chances.

From here, travel conditions are the same...

-...if we go on or return, right? -To begin, yes.

But if we turn back now, we may pick up new bearers.

-And if we go ahead? -We may get them from the Kaluanas.

-l don't know. -We're close to them now?

-Yes. -We've come all this way...

...to get to the Kaluanas. You said that among the Kaluanas...

...we might get the first believable news of Henry, good or bad.

-How about you? -We haven't done so badly so far.

No one likes to give up before he's beaten.

All right. We'll have to remake the packs, Khiva.

Take that, and that and the medicine chest.

Come on.

l pray that we're doing the right thing.

None of us want to turn back now, Beth.

Not even Allan, though he hasn't said so.

Thank you, Jack.

Did you ever dream that you were crying out...

...that you were in dreadful trouble and crying for help?

And people were going by, and nobody heard, and nobody cared.

That's how l think about Henry.

Alive somewhere, hoping help will come, but forsaken.

That last year, before he left for Africa...

...l used to feel very sorry for him sometimes.

Sorry for him? Whatever for?

Someday l'll tell you.

Or perhaps, someday you'll tell me.

l'd better help Allan.

Stay here. Keep quiet.

The Kaluana Village is ahead.

Well, this is it.

She says a white man's living in the Kaluana Village.

-Speak English? -l speak English.

My name's Allan Quatermain.

-This is Mrs. Curtis, and this is John Good. -This your entire party?

Yeah, for the moment, yes.

Lost your bearers, huh? Come in.

Khiva.

l haven't seen a white face for five years.

You've been here five years, Mr...?

Smith.

Yes, for five years and more.

l like it here.

What are you doing in these parts? Looking for trouble?

No. We're looking for a man called Curtis.

Henry Curtis.

He was here?

About a year ago, with only one bearer.

-A fellow with one eye and a scarred face. -Where is Curtis now?

l haven't anything better to offer.

This is poka. lt's a vile drink.

Do you know where he is? Please tell us.

You don't have anything better than this, do you?

Oh, yes. l've got a bottle of brandy outside.

Brandy!

l haven't tasted brandy in years.

Give me the brandy.

That fellow Quatermain. l've heard of him.

He's....

-Where is Curtis? -He stayed with me for a day and left.

Had a notion there was a desert in the northwest.

His bones are probably moldering in the jungle.

ls there a desert to the northwest?

l don't know. Nobody ever goes that far.

-Why? -Taboo. Legends.

-About what? -Monsters, gods, terrible animals.

-Not about desert? -No. Not even about diamond mines.

l know. That's what that Curtis fellow was after. The fool.

l knew he couldn't last long in there, so l let him go.

You let Curtis go because you were sure he'd die?

-lt wasn't my business! -That's not what you said!

You've been here five years. You must know these fellows well.

-Are the stories of murder true? -They're naturally warlike.

You heard any rumors about Curtis after he left?

Nothing. Unless you believe what One-Eye said when he came back.

-Came back? -Yes.

Alone, after about three weeks.

What did he say?

Tell us about One-Eye.

He came back here. Staggered back.

He was dying, lasted about four hours. Died right here.

We buried him.

l think we buried him.

l won't guarantee that my people didn't....

They're very short of meat here. There's not much game in this region.

What there is, we can't get without ammunition.

What did One-Eye say before he died?

He was out of his head. Rambled on about burning sun and burning earth, repeatedly.

-He say anything about Curtis? -l gathered he deserted him and came back.

Have another drink.

-Now you'll get us out of here. -What do you think you're doing?

You weren't going to let us leave alive. Your name's Van Brun.

l had your description. He's wanted for murder in Nairobi.

He can't let anyone get away knowing his whereabouts.

He let Henry go because he was sure to die.

-You're not so sure about us, are you? -Get out. Go away.

You're gonna get us out before those fellows outside...

...start carrying out your orders.

-l'm not sure l can control them now. -We'll soon find out.

Stay close behind me. All right.

Go on.

Stop. Keep up here with me.

l can't keep up. l just can't.

Khiva. Keep him covered.

Come on, you must try.

Khiva.

Good, give me a hand here, will you?

Let's get out of here.

ls he coming?

l told him to leave a false trail.

We're going up. Good, get up that tree. Keep lookout for us.

-You're coming with me. -l can't.

Yes, you can. Now, wake up.

Give me your hand. All right, come on.

-Hold on to there. -Yes. All right.

l got you.

l got you. All right.

Now, there's the desert.

-The map was right. -Yeah.

We'll stay here until dark and go on by night. lt'll be too hot to travel by day.

There may be a mine out there. The map had the desert. lt may be right about the mine.

l'll be happier if it's right about the water hole.

That fellow's probably heard about the mines. That would explain him.

He has a long way to go to get to them.

-Then there's the problem of getting back. -We could sprout wings and fly to England.

You're awfully cheerful about it.

l don't care. l wanna see what's out there.

The map is correct so far, and l have a feeling that when the mists clear...

...we'll see the mountains marked on that map.

One-Eye babbled about burning earth and sun. That means Curtis reached this desert.

lf the water was where it's marked on the map, he may have reached that too.

There they are, the mountains.

The White Twins. You see them, those two peaks?

Now, if we head straight for them, we should see the water indicated on the map.

l'll take a bearing while l can see them.

-What does a water hole look like? -Well, it can look like an oasis, or...

...it can look like that.

l should think it'll take us about five days to get to the mountains.

Now, two swallows, no more.

We'll rest here until the sun goes down.

Get some sleep.

-lt's like English countryside. -Temperate country in the heart of Africa.

That's because of the plateau. lt must be thousands of feet higher...

...than the jungle or the desert.

Some natives bury their dead that way.

lt's Curtis' .

Got a message on it.

""Ammunition gone, heading northwest, inform Elizabeth Curtis...

...73 Grosvenor Square, London.

Henry Curtis.""

He's alive.

Out there, somewhere.

-You said someday you'd tell me. -You said you'd tell me.

You weren't in love with Henry, and you treated him badly.

That's why he ran off to Africa.

That's about it.

Hasn't this trip been penance enough?

More than enough. ln more ways than you can guess, Jack.

l'm not blind.

The human heart's a strange thing.

When l started on this trip, l was very confused.

l thought my motives were so noble.

But Allan guessed the truth the first time l met him.

lt was guilt.

l know it now, and l'm better for knowing it. The nightmares are over.

But another sort of nightmare seems to be beginning.

What are we to do?

Can't we face that when we come to it?

All right, let's go. Come on.

Look.

That's the first game we've seen in weeks.

-Dare we invest a bullet in some fresh meat? -l have exactly three shots left.

-Let's vote on it. -l'm awfully hungry.

All right.

Don't miss.

Allan.

-What are they saying? -l don't understand it.

-lt's a dialect l've never heard. -This explains Umbopa.

He's come home. These are his people.

He says there was a white man here. Could've been Curtis. lt's almost a certainty.

-Why? -Because they've never seen a gun before.

And Curtis had no gun.

Your magic frightened that one.

My guess is he's gone ahead to warn the others.

-lt appears we've been traveling with a king. -A what?

A king in rags, returning home to claim a kingdom stolen from him.

He says it's the mark of a king. When a king is born, they carve that snake on him.

They belong to a tribe called the Watussi. They offered to lead us there.

The present king's Umbopa's cousin, called Twala.

They say he's not a nice fellow. Bad king, cruel.

King Twala won't be happy at the sight of that snake.

They do seem to be traveling with a cargo of dynamite.

lt promises to be exciting.

Exciting?

l'm sorry.

He says there's a lot of discontent.

Kafa, the other boy, and some of the others are fed up with the present king.

There's a civil war brewing.

With Umbopa returning, it may come to a head.

-l've seem them before. -Where?

On the walls of Egyptian tombs, exactly such cattle.

The old man said the Watussi came here from the north.

The north could be Egypt.

Umbopa's gone.

lt's unlike him to have deserted us.

Do you suppose those two were in league with the king?

Our reception committee. So Blue-Stripes did announce our arrival.

You'd better shove your ammunition up the spout.

-How do we behave? -Friendly, but aloof and dignified.

They've heard about the magic of our weapons, so show your guns.

l don't know what you're talking about, but lead on.

That's either a speech of welcome, or an announcement of our imminent death.

l wasn't very successful. They don't understand the usual dialects.

Have you seen white man?

White man? Curtis?

Wait a minute. This is the place. This is it. Look on the king's forehead.

You know what that is? That's an uncut diamond.

The old witch doctor's wearing one too.

lf we're ever gonna find Henry Curtis, this is the place.

-Good shot. -We know their intentions.

They know our guns. They don't know we only have one bullet.

Curtis.

-Curtis? -Curtis.

Curtis.

-l hope that means he'll take us to Curtis. -That's a chance we'll have to take.

King Solomon's Mines.

Come on, get back!

lt's hopeless.

We'll never dig our way out of here.

The only end of this is suffocation.

Torches.

We've been in here for ages. The torches should be dying for lack of air.

Well, there's some air coming in here somewhere.

lt's here. Hold this.

Come on, pull.

Take a deep breath, all right?

-The drums of the Watussi. -Celebrating our death.

Elizabeth, can you go on? The sooner we leave here, the better.

Poor Umbopa. He was very nearly a king.

Quick.

lt's Umbopa.

The insurrection has started. These are the rebels.

We were expecting a civil war, weren't we?

Umbopa says by the customs of his people two claimants to the throne...

...settle it by hand-to-hand combat. lt saves war and bloodshed.

-Do we go along? -lt'll be safer with them.

Here, take this. lt's not loaded, but nobody'll know.

Come on.

This is where the fun begins.

Look out!

lt's all right now. lt's all over.

lt seems we're gonna live.

Done by: Shady & TheKha