Tiara Tahiti (1962)

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

Geoffrey Cotterell (novel), Geoffrey Cotterell (screenplay),

Stars:

James Mason, John Mills, Claude Dauphin

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Cast

Cast overview:
James Mason	...	Capt. Brett Aimsley
John Mills	...	Lt. Col. Clifford Southey
Claude Dauphin	...	Henri Farengue
Herbert Lom	...	Chong Sing
Rosenda Monteros	...	Belle Annie
Jacques Marin	...	Desmoulins
Libby Morris	...	Adele Franklin
Madge Ryan	...	Millie Brooks
Gary Cockrell	...	Joey
Peter Barkworth	...	Lt. David Harper
Roy Kinnear	...	Capt. Enderby

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 1962 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

En synder på Tahiti

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ivan Foxwell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Henri Farengue: Oh by the way madame, while you're here you simply must go and see the leper colony.

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Soundtracks

"Tahiti Te Whenva"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Philip Green

User Reviews

A wonderful little gem of a film

A personal favourite of mine, but sadly not available on either video or DVD. Two great British actors of the golden age, James Mason (he of the wonderful voice) and John Mills (who virtually won the Second World War single handed) work wonderfully together. Mills is the working boy made good, Mason his former employer's son. Mills finds himself temporarily in command of Mason towards the end of the war and sets in train a course of events which leads to them meeting again after the war in Tahiti. Admire their actors craft, their comic timing, the under-stated nuances of class warfare. A wonderful little gem of a film.