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Overview

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Director:
George Roy Hill
Writers:
James Michener (novel)
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 October 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
James Michener's novel reaches the screen.
Plot:
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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Epic-scale adventure drama or history lesson? more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julie Andrews ... Jerusha Bromley

Max von Sydow ... Rev. Abner Hale

Richard Harris ... Capt. Rafer Hoxworth

Gene Hackman ... Dr. John Whipple

Carroll O'Connor ... Charles Bromley
Jocelyne LaGarde ... Queen Malama
Manu Tupou ... Keoki
Ted Nobriga ... Kelolo
Elizabeth Logue ... Noelani

John Cullum ... Rev. Immanuel Quigley
George Rose ... Capt. Janders
Lou Antonio ... Rev. Abraham Hewlett
Torin Thatcher ... Rev. Dr. Thorn

Michael Constantine ... Mason, sailor

Malcolm Atterbury ... Gideon Hale
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Additional Details

Runtime:
189 min | USA:162 min (TCM Print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Hawaiian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (original roadshow release) | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Hawaii, USA more

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Trivia:
Fred Zinnemann was originally slated to direct and Audrey Hepburn and Alec Guinness were set to star. Unfortunately, conflicts with producer Walter Mirisch and co-screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, as well as numerous delays caused by the weather, caused him to walk off the project shortly before filming started. George Roy Hill was brought in to direct. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Late in the film, when Hoxworth confronts Reverend Hale outside the church, while the shot is on the Reverend, from behind Hoxworth, there is a bright sun shining on both men; in the reverse shots of Hoxworth, there is no sunshine and the weather is overcast. more
Quotes:
Charles Bromley: And this is my daughter, Miss Jerusha.
Jerusha Bromley Hale: I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, Reverend Hale.
[She extends her hand to greet him; he sneezes violently]
Abner Hale: Oh dear. Did I spray?
Charles Bromley: No, no, no, not at all.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Bette Midler" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
MY WISHING DOLL more

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
On which Hawaiian island is Lahaina located?
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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Epic-scale adventure drama or history lesson?, 16 March 2001
6/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Bumpy, overlong drama does have magnetic sequences that stay with you. New England reverend (Max von Sydow, who never elicits our interest or compassion) sails to the Hawaiian islands with his wife in 1820 to introduce the natives to Christianity. Soapy plot taken from James A. Michener's book tries to cram too many years into 170 minutes of screen-time. The task of adapting the mammoth bestseller was probably a bad idea right from the start, and the picture is certainly a botch, but I did enjoy Julie Andrews as von Sydow's wife and the early scenes have atmosphere and tension. But Max von Sydow is a real problem: he's so overly-pious he's pathetic, which is probably not the effect hoped for. Look fast for real-life Hawaiian resident Bette Midler on the Eastern ship as it arrives to the island. **1/2 from ****

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