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George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this adaptation of James Michener's novel about the history of the 50th state. Ma...(read more...)
x von Sydow plays a zealous missionary with a Calvinist bent, intent on enlightening the natives even as his wife (Julie Andrews) is romanced by the dashing Richard Harris. The film is both a glossy vision of Hawaii in the early 19th century and a sometimes-brutal drama full of death, a rough childbirth, stormy weather, etc. Hill's blunt editing, meant to emphasize the more terrifying aspects of the natural order of life, makes the film look particularly dated and mannered today. This is best appreciated for its cast, all of whom were making inroads in Hollywood at the time. --Tom Keogh
Director:
George Roy Hill
MPAA: Unrated
Running Time: 161 min.
Release Date: Oct 10, 1966
Cast:
Carroll O'Connor,
Elizabeth Logue,
Gene Hackman,
George Rose,
Jocelyne LaGarde,
John Cullum,
Julie Andrews,
Manu Tupou,
Max von Sydow,
Richard Harris,
Ted Nobriga
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