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Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls
US DVD cover
Directed byMark Atkins
Screenplay byDavid Michael Latt
Matthew Alson Thornbury
Based onAllan Quatermain
1887 novel
by H. Rider Haggard
Produced byDavid Michael Latt
David Rimawi
Associate:
Paul Bales
StarringSean Cameron Michael
Christopher Adamson
Sanaa Lathane
Daniel Bonjour
Wittly Jourdan
CinematographyMark Atkins
Edited byMark Atkins
Music byKays Al-Atrakchi
Production
company
Distributed byThe Asylum
Release date
  • April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Zulu

Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls is a 2008 American adventure film directed by Mark Atkins and starring Sean Cameron Michael, Christopher Adamson, Sanaa Lathane, Daniel Bonjour, and Wittly Jourdan. It was created by The Asylum. The film follows the adventures of explorer Allan Quatermain, and was filmed entirely on location in South Africa. It was released directly to DVD.[1]

The film is a mockbuster of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and while the film contains some elements similar to Crystal Skull, the film itself is a loose adaptation of the 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard.[2][3]

Plot

The adventurer Allan Quatermain has been recruited to lead a British-American expedition in search of a fabled treasure deep within unexplored Africa. Throughout the film, Quatermain must avoid hidden dangers, violent natives and other unseen traps during their quest for the treasure of the Temple of Skulls, travelling by train, river and air to reach his goal, while being pursued by rival treasure-seekers and unfriendly natives who wish to sabotage his expedition.

Main cast

References

  1. ^ "Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls". The Asylum. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ New Releases Clark, Samantha. Video Business; Radnor Vol. 28, Iss. 10, (Mar 10, 2008): n/a.
  3. ^ The Decatur Daily, Ala., Culture Shock column Harris, Franklin. McClatchy - Tribune Business News; Washington [Washington]10 Mar 2011.
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