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Director:
Guy Green
Writers:
Peter Gilman (novel)
Marguerite Roberts (writer)
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Release Date:
30 January 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Giant Story of Modern Hawaii!
Plot:
Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Mildly diverting dramatics more (12 total)

Cast

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Charlton Heston ... Richard 'King' Howland
Yvette Mimieux ... Sloane Howland

George Chakiris ... Dr. Dean Kahanna
France Nuyen ... Mai Chen
James Darren ... Paul Kahana
Aline MacMahon ... Kappa Lani Kahanna
Elizabeth Allen ... Laura Beckett
Vaughn Taylor ... Judge James Blanding
Marc Marno ... Bobbie Chen
Philip Ahn ... Mr. Immacona
Harold Fong ... Coyama, Howland Cook
Edward Mallory ... Robert Parsons
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Charlton Heston in his book "In the Arena", this film was originally intended as a vehicle for Clark Gable in the late-1950s, which is why Heston's character retains the nickname "King". more
Quotes:
Dr. Dean Kahanna: [to Sloane] There's a war going on inside your head, it up to you who win's. If Paul had lived he would have had to battle your brother for you for the rest of your life. As for me, I wouldn't sleep well three to a bed. more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Mildly diverting dramatics, 24 June 2007
6/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Overwought, overcooked film-version of Peter Gilman's book about a politician and land baron in Hawaii who is having an affair with a native girl, butting heads with his own sister over her affair with an island boy! Not-bad, though somewhat stilted island soaper is occasionally funny unintentionally. Despite a good cast (including Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, and James Darren), the characters themselves aren't a very likable lot, and the plot-developments are eventually stagnated by a direction with little inspiration. There was potential here for a really strong melodrama, but it goes unrealized. Nice Hawaiian locales are a compensation, as well as a rousing score by Johnny Williams. **1/2 from ****

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