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The Macomber Affair
The Macomber Affair

The Macomber Affair

Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!

Genres

AdventureDrama

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A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

20 April 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Robert Wilson

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Margaret Macomber

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Francis Macomber

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Police Inspector

Jean Gillie

Jean Gillie

Aimee

Carl Harbord

Carl Harbord

Coroner

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Clerk

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

Reporter Logan

Darby Jones

Darby Jones

Masai Warrior (uncredited)

Martin Wilkins

Martin Wilkins

Bartender (uncredited)

Earl Smith

Earl Smith

Kongoni

Hassan Said

Hassan Said

Abdullah (uncredited)

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