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The Macomber Affair is a 1947 movie set in British East Africa concerning a fatal triangle involving a frustrated wife, a weak husband, and the professional hunter who comes between them. The film was distributed by United Artists and directed by Zoltan Korda, and features Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, and Robert Preston. The screenplay was written by Casey Robinson and Seymour Bennett and adapted by Bennett and Frank Arnold, based on "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", the 1936 Ernest Hemingway short story.
Original Release
04/20/1947
US Release
04/20/1947
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Bennett | Margaret 'Margo' Macomber / Margaret Macomber |
Robert Preston | Francis Macomber |
Reginald Denny | Police Inspector |
Jean Gillie | Aimee |
Carl Harbord | Coroner |
Earl Smith | Kongoni |
Frederick Worlock | Clerk |
Vernon Downing | Reporter Logan |
Darby Jones | Masai Warrior |
Hassan Said | Abdullah |
Directors
Writers
Ernest Hemingway, Seymour Bennett, Frank Arnold, Casey Robinson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Bennett | Margaret 'Margo' Macomber / Margaret Macomber |
Robert Preston | Francis Macomber |
Reginald Denny | Police Inspector |
Jean Gillie | Aimee |
Carl Harbord | Coroner |
Earl Smith | Kongoni |
Frederick Worlock | Clerk |
Vernon Downing | Reporter Logan |
Darby Jones | Masai Warrior |
Hassan Said | Abdullah |
Martin Wilkins | Bartender |
Gregory Peck | Robert Wilson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gregory Peck | Producer |
Benedict Bogeaus | Producer |
Horst Fleck | Producer |
Casey Robinson | Producer |