Elizabeth destroys the letter in front of Harry who stalks off to go to Spain. On the eve of their wedding, a jealous Elizabeth confronts Harry with a letter to Harry sent from Cynthia, who is now in Madrid. Harry later becomes engaged to the wealthy and socially connected Countess Elizabeth, whom he meets on the Cote d'Azur however, he still remains loyal to the memory of Cynthia. Suffering depression and sinking into alcoholism, she eventually leaves Harry for a flamenco dancer when she believes Harry is off for a job as a war correspondent. Harry only learns about the pregnancy after her miscarriage. Cynthia is pregnant, but worries about sharing this news with Harry, who is passionate about his travels and work as a journalist and author. There he has his happiest moments, including bagging a rhino. In an often delirious state he remembers his past relationship with Cynthia Green, whom he met in Paris as members of the " Lost Generation." Upon the sale of Harry's first novel, rather than rent a nicer home, Harry wishes to go on safari to Africa. The loss of mobility brings self-reflection. His female companion, Helen, nurses Harry and hunts game for the larder. He has a severely infected wound from a thorn prick, and lies outside his tent awaiting a slow death, though in the film it is pointed out he may have acquired the infection from leaping into a muddy river to rescue one of the safari's porters from a hippo after he falls in the river.
The story centers on the memories of disillusioned writer, Harry Street, who is on safari in Africa. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude." Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngje Ngi,' the House of God. The film begins with the opening words of Hemingway's story: " Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Peck recalls his memories from what he thinks is his deathbed in Africa