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Overview

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7.4/10   2,520 votes
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Director:
John Huston
Writers:
John Lee Mahin (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
13 March 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | War more
Plot:
A Marine and a Nun, both shipwrecked on a Pacific Island, find solace in one another as the two wait out the war. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Actress Deborah Kerr Dies at 86
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User Comments:
A marine and a nun alone in a Pacific island more (48 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) | 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (certificate #18380) | Canada:PG (video rating) | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

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Trivia:
The director and the explosives expert were reportedly left hanging onto an elevated platform on location - uninjured - after a short-circuit in explosives-effect wiring unexpectedly set off all of some 30 planted detonation devices at one time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Japanese soldier returns to bottle of sake to the sack of rice, the bottle is almost empty, or about one quarter full. But when Sister Angela later finds the bottle in the rice sack, the bottle is almost full. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Cpl. Allison, USMC: Let's just keep it quiet, ma'am. You speak English?
Sister Angela: Yes.
Cpl. Allison, USMC: Are there any Japs around?
Sister Angela: You're... You're an American.
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more

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A marine and a nun alone in a Pacific island, 29 June 2003
8/10
Author: esteban hernandez from Italy

This film is among the best of my collection, when I like to see a good film, this is always in the first line. Robert Mitchum acted here extremely well as a marine with a very poor, not to say vulgar, background in his life. He confessed he was born orphan, he never knew who were his parents, and after 14 years old he escaped from the orphanage and was put in jail several times. His life changed once he was recruited by the US Marine. The always brilliant Deborah Kerr is here a nun with a very character and humor, always able to understand the behavior of Mr. Allison (Mitchum). It is normal that when two persons of opposite sex are together some strange feelings may appear, the mariner obviously may some hints in his favor, but the nun politely said no. In conclusion, excellent film with an interesting plot and wonderful acting, a real good film forever.

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