King Solomon's Mines (
1985) | IMDb:
5.2
Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.
Starring:
Richard Chamberlain
,
Sharon Stone
,
Herbert Lom
,
John Rhys-Davies
,
Ken Gampu
,
June Buthelezi
Directed by:
J. Lee Thompson
The Gods Must Be Crazy (
1980) | IMDb:
7.3
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
Zulu Dawn (
1979) | IMDb:
6.6
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Simon Ward
,
Denholm Elliott
,
Peter Vaughan
,
James Faulkner
,
Christopher Cazenove
The Wild Geese (
1978) | IMDb:
6.8
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Starring:
Roger Moore
,
Richard Harris
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Richard Burton
,
Stewart Granger
,
John Kani