Who thinks of adventure films and automatically thinks of a floppy hat and a bullwhip? The Indiana Jones franchise is rightly an acclaimed example of the genre. For his 80s wedding However, The Hunt for the Green Diamond also appeared in the cinema, which some consider to be a cheap imitation. It became a big hit in the cinema.
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The Hunt for the Green Diamond revolves around author Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), who finds herself in Colombia after her sister is kidnapped hunts for a green gemstone. She meets the adventurer Colton (Michael Douglas), who supports her against her unscrupulous enemies.
Check out the trailer for Chasing the Green Diamond here:
On the Hunt for the Green Diamond – Trailer (German) HD
As Vulture describes, hardly anyone believed in the film’s success in the mid-80s. Director Robert Zemeckis had a difficult time because of flops like With One Foot in the Box. But the success of the adventure film proved him right: On the hunt for the green diamond grossed $115 million on a $10 million budget (via The Numbers). The sequel The Hunt for the Jewel from the Nile followed in 1985.
When is Chasing the Green Diamond on TV?
The hunt for the green diamond is underway on November 4, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. on Tele5. In addition to Turner and Douglas, Danny DeVito (Batman Returns) can be seen in front of the camera.
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