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Vihreän delfiinin maa

Original title: Green Dolphin Street
  • 19471947
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.7K
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Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
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AdventureRomanceDrama

A young man loved by two sisters becomes a naval officer and sails to New Zealand, where he drunkenly writes a marriage proposal to the wrong sister, profoundly affecting the life of the oth... Read allA young man loved by two sisters becomes a naval officer and sails to New Zealand, where he drunkenly writes a marriage proposal to the wrong sister, profoundly affecting the life of the other.A young man loved by two sisters becomes a naval officer and sails to New Zealand, where he drunkenly writes a marriage proposal to the wrong sister, profoundly affecting the life of the other.

IMDb RATING
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1.7K
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  • Director
    • Victor Saville
  • Writers
    • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
    • Elizabeth Goudge(novel "Green Dolphin Country")
    • Carey Wilson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Lana Turner
    • Donna Reed
  • Director
    • Victor Saville
  • Writers
    • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
    • Elizabeth Goudge(novel "Green Dolphin Country")
    • Carey Wilson(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Lana Turner
    • Donna Reed
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Trailer
    Trailer 3:37
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    Moyna MacGill in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Van Heflin and Richard Hart in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Lana Turner and Carol Nugent in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Lana Turner and Richard Hart in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Lana Turner in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Lana Turner and Richard Hart in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Van Heflin and Lana Turner in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Richard Hart in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Van Heflin and Richard Hart in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Van Heflin and Lana Turner in Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)
    Vihreän delfiinin maa (1947)

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    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Timothy Haslam
    Lana Turner
    Lana Turner
    • Marianne Patourel
    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    • Marguerite Patourel
    Richard Hart
    Richard Hart
    • William Ozanne
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Dr. Edmond Ozanne
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Octavius Patourel
    May Whitty
    May Whitty
    • Mother Superior
    • (as Dame May Whitty)
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Captain O'Hara
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Sophie Patourel
    Moyna MacGill
    Moyna MacGill
    • Mrs. Metivier
    Linda Christian
    Linda Christian
    • Hine-Moa
    Bernie Gozier
    Bernie Gozier
    • Jacky-Poto
    Patrick Aherne
    • Kapua-Manga
    Al Kikume
    Al Kikume
    • A Maori
    Edith Leslie
    • Sister Angelique
    Gigi Perreau
    Gigi Perreau
    • Veronica
    Richard Abbott
    • Young Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Ramsay Ames
    Ramsay Ames
    • Corinne
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Victor Saville
    • Writers
      • Samson Raphaelson(screenplay)
      • Elizabeth Goudge(novel "Green Dolphin Country")
      • Carey Wilson(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film's main music theme by Bronislau Kaper was published as a song, "Green Dolphin Street" (also known as "On Green Dolphin Street"), with lyrics by Ned Washington. It was soon adopted by jazz musicians, with recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, and Bill Evans, among others.
    • Goofs
      (at around 2 mins) As the two nuns exit the gate, they go out the left one. However, the next shot appears to show them going out the right gate. The next from outside shot shows the nuns exiting the abbey; it is a tight angle shot without a clear view of the gates, but the nuns do, in fact, exit the gate (now on the right side due to change in camera view) that they entered.
    • Quotes

      Marianne Patourel: [Discussing William's love for Marguerite] But when you wrote to my father you lied. You asked for my hand in marriage.

      William Ozanne: I didn't lie. Listen to me, Marianne. I love you.

      Marianne Patourel: Listen to more lies! You never loved me! You loved *her*. But you sent for me. Why?

      William Ozanne: It wasn't a lie. It was o...

      Marianne Patourel: Why did you send for me?

      William Ozanne: I'll tell you, Marianne. Now I must tell you. I never wanted you to know. I never thought you would ever find out. But now...

      Marianne Patourel: What did you never want me to find out?

      William Ozanne: That I accidentally wrote your name instead of Marguerite's in the letter to your father.

      Marianne Patourel: [She looks crushed] You accidentally wrote my name? Our whole marriage has been a... slip of the pen?

      William Ozanne: Marianne...

      Marianne Patourel: Does Marguerite know of-of your slip of the pen?

      William Ozanne: No. Absolutely not. I never even so much as hinted anything. Oh, please. Believe me, Marianne. I never told a living soul. Well, that's not quite true. I told Tai Haruru.

      [She looks moritfied]

      William Ozanne: I had to tell him.

      Marianne Patourel: Tai Haruru knew? He knew that you hated me. I thought I reached the lowest depths of degradation. But I didn't expect this. So, Tai knew. Course he knew. Now I understand everything. Why you never would've married me if he hadn't forced you into it. Would you, William?

      [He turns away guiltily]

      Marianne Patourel: Oh, William. William don't ever speak to me again!

    • Connections
      Featured in Challenge the Wilderness (1951)

    User reviews58

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    Review of Green Dolphin Street
    When I was 17, I read "Green Dolphin Street" for the first time. The book was one of those that I couldn't put down or forget. The characters became a part of me. Shortly after reading the book, I saw the movie. As with most movies adapted from novels, it fell somewhat short of my expectations, but not as badly as most movies of its time period.

    The characters in the movie are well developed with the exception of Lana Turner's, which is unfortunate since she is the central figure. Hollywood did it again, making the rather plain figure Elizabeth Goudge wrote of in her book into a sex symbol, but in all other areas, this movie was well put together and was a real treat.

    I was impressed with how well the special effects people created scenes of such magnitude as earthquakes and floods with the technology available in 1947. I believe that anyone who hasn't read the book would find this a riveting movie, full of action, drama, love, all he or she could ask for in a movie. The best part is the lack of smut and unnecessary violence. For those, like me, who read the book first, it will still be a good movie, even if we might long for a better remake one day!
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    • celticsong22
    • Nov 3, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Maori
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Green Dolphin Street
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,482
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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