Carroll O'Connor, Elizabeth Logue, Gene Hackman

George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this adaptation of James Michener's novel about the history of the 50th state. Max von Sydow plays a zealous missionary with a Calv...( read more  read more... )inist 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

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Unrated, 161 min.

Directed by: George Roy Hill

Release Date: October 10, 1966

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DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005

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  • July 16, 2008
    Interesting to see the effects of over zealous Christians.
  • August 15, 2009
    God forbid this is the only movie you get to see.
  • June 23, 2009
    pew wee, somthin stink in har
  • March 27, 2009
    I like Julie Andrews, but I did NOT like this movie. It's too long and von Sydow actually scared me with his religious fanaticism.
  • June 20, 2007
    This movie is strange, but it's all right.
  • May 11, 2007
    This is good. But really long and a sort of abrupt ending. And not enough of Julie Andrews for me.
  • April 25, 2007
    Perfect in every respect. I would had a hard time not falling for Richard Harris myself. Andrews, Harris, and Von Sydow are awesome in this spirtually insightful movie that captivated the beauty of the Hawaiian people and well meaning but misguided evangelism tactics.
  • February 24, 2007
    Missionaries in Hawaii. Julie Andrews is captivating.

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