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Donovan's Reef

  • 19631963
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 49m
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6.7/10
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John Wayne and Lee Marvin in Donovan's Reef (1963)
Comedy subtly dealing with moral issues such as racial bigotry, corporate greed, American belief of societal superiority and hypocrisy.
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AdventureComedyRomance
In an ideal society on a picturesque South Sea island, people of several races and backgrounds live together in harmony. John Wayne is a WWII hero, who worked hard to own a shipping company ... Read allIn an ideal society on a picturesque South Sea island, people of several races and backgrounds live together in harmony. John Wayne is a WWII hero, who worked hard to own a shipping company and finds his true love. She is as strong a woman as he is a man. An adventure and love st... Read allIn an ideal society on a picturesque South Sea island, people of several races and backgrounds live together in harmony. John Wayne is a WWII hero, who worked hard to own a shipping company and finds his true love. She is as strong a woman as he is a man. An adventure and love story.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,663
1,623
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
    • Edmund Beloin(story)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Lee Marvin
    • Elizabeth Allen
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
    • Edmund Beloin(story)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Lee Marvin
    • Elizabeth Allen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    John Wayne, Elizabeth Allen, Jeffrey Byron, Marcel Dalio, Cherylene Lee, Jacqueline Malouf, and John Stafford in Donovan's Reef (1963)
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley
    Elizabeth Allen
    Elizabeth Allen
    • Amelia Dedham
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Dr. William Dedham
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Marquis Andre de Lage
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Australian Navy Officer Sean O'Brien
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Miss Lafleur
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Father Cluzeot
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Sgt. Monk Menkowicz
    Jacqueline Malouf
    • Lelani Dedham
    Cherylene Lee
    • Sarah 'Sally' Dedham
    Jeffrey Byron
    Jeffrey Byron
    • Luki Dedham
    • (as Tim Stafford)
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • Boston Attorney Francis X. O'Brien
    Jon Fong
    • Mister Eu
    John Alderson
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Captain Martin
    • (uncredited)
    Clyde Cook
    Clyde Cook
    • Australian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Carmen Estrabeau
    • Sister Gabrielle
    • (uncredited)
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
      • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
      • Edmund Beloin(story)
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    • Trivia
      When John Ford offered Lee Marvin the role of Gilhooley, he told the actor it didn't matter what the story was as it would be a good excuse for the cast and crew to have a free holiday in Hawaii.
    • Goofs
      French Polynesia was 4,000 km (about 2200 nautical miles) east of the farthest Japanese expansion, and there was no fighting there.
    • Quotes

      [Gilhooley about to throw bottle during fight]

      Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Not the brandy, you dope!

      Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: [puts bottle carefully down on bar] Sorry!

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Frere Jacques
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Sung by the children

    User reviews95

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    10/10
    Paradise Lost
    With The Duke and Lee Marvin, I knew that this was going to be a fun movie to watch. No disappointment there. Filled with the splendor of the South Pacific and scored with beautiful music from the islands, it will appeal to any fan of the tropics. Elizabeth Allen is stunning as the leggy Boston blue blood who arrives on the island and gets everyone stirred up. She, along with Wayne, Marvin and Jack Warden make the film funny and appealing. If you want to watch a film that does not use today's hackneyed formula of gratuitous sex, profanity, explosions and car chases, fix yourself a Mai Tai, put on your flowered shirt and watch Donovan's Reef. Aloha.
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    • Feb 24, 2005

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      • July 19, 1963 (Japan)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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      • Waimea Canyon, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • John Ford Productions
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes

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