Monday Morning Maybe

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Poster for Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

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1951 | 86 min | Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Best for adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Never drags, at 1 hr 26 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
Made in 1951: an older pace and style.

As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by David MacDonald

  • Dennis PriceClive Hunter
  • Jack HawkinsPieter Brandt
  • Siobhán McKennaAnne Hunter
  • Peter HammondHendrik van Thaal
  • Grégoire AslanDominic
  • Charles PatonBarman
  • Bernard LeeO'Connell
  • Ronald AdamVan Thaal
  • Martin BoddeyChief Engineer
  • Philip Ray1st Man Restaurant