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16 September 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
Pioneers Of The Sea... Tamers Of The Land... Builders Of The Dream! morePlot:
On an island off the Carolina coast, an 18th century family is being besieged by murderous local fisherman... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Worthwhile 18th century drama moreCast
(Credited cast) | James Mason | ... | Jacob Weber / Major Bonnet, Pirate |
 | Neville Brand | ... | Kingstree, Steward |
| Kate Manx | ... | Devon Mainwaring |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Nicholas Gates |
| Warren Oates | ... | Wayte Giddens |
| Brendan Dillon | ... | Thomas Mainwaring |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Dixie Gates (as Dean Stanton) |
| Robert Sampson | ... | Enoch Gates |
| Morgan Mason | ... | Cullen 'Cully' Mainwaring |
| Darby Hinton | ... | Jafar Mainwaring |
| John Hudkins | ... | Bullock, Fisherman (as John Hudkins Jr.) |
| Bobby Johnson | ... | Pound, Kingstree's Overseer (as Robert Johnson) |
| William Hart | ... | Meggett, Kingstree's Overseer |
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Here's an underappreciated gem from the early 60s. Apparently a labour of love for co-producers James Mason and Leslie Stevens (who also wrote and directed), Hero's Island details the scramble for survival in the newly settled colony of Carolina. It raises interesting issues of ownership and propriety without sacrificing an exciting and realistic story. The cast is simply outstanding, particularly Warren Oates and (Harry) Dean Stanton in one of his earliest roles. Neville Brand is second billed but actually has quite a small role; future Andy Sidaris 'star' Darby Hinton gets a bigger chunk of screen time as a settler's son. The Panavision photography is uniformly outstanding, and frequently ravishingly beautiful as lensed by Ted McCord (Sound of Music, East of Eden, and many others).