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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   2,523 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
 (From IMDb News. 18 October 2007)

User Comments:

My favorite WW2 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


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The knife used by Cpl. Allison is a Ka-Bar. It is standard issue for the US Marines since 1942. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Robert Mitchum is shown throughout the movie wearing a metal expansion bracelet for his wristwatch. Such bracelets were introduced by Speidel in the 1950s. 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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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Newhart: Heaven Knows Mr. Utley (#1.19)" (1983) more


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18 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite WW2, 3 September 2002
Author: Matthew from Portland Or, USA

This movie stands out as my favorite WW2 film. It not only explores the nature of honor, but also male female relations and faith in such things. I give it my highest marks with the caveat that it is NOT an action film. This is primarily a drama.

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