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starring: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor
directed by: George Roy Hill

: Hawaii
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616921918
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Running Time: 161 minutes
Sales Rank: 8053
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 1966



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Description:
Two cultures collide in this vast, lavish and truly spectacular film starring Julie Andrews, Max Von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman and Carroll O'Connor. Adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and nominated* for seven OscarsÂ(r), this 'majestic, gorgeously framedepic is adventuresome picture-making, a credit to the industry' (The Film Daily) and riveting entertainment! They came to bring God, but instead brought disease and destruction. The Rev. Abner Hale (Von Sydow) and his gentle wife Jerusha (Andrews) attempt to convert early 19th-century Hawaiian natives to Christianity but find themselves ill-equipped to endure the unexpected tribulations of paradise. Surging with the excitement of windstorms, firestorms, shark attacks and magnificent island scenery, Hawaii shines as passionately as the island paradise itself!*1966: Supporting Actress (Jocelyne LaGarde), CinematographyColor, Costume DesignColor, Special Visual Effects, Score, Song, Sound

Amazon.com:
George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this adaptation of James Michener's novel about the history of the 50th state. Max von Sydow plays a zealous missionary with a Calvinist bent, intent on enlightening the natives even as his wife (Julie Andrews) is romanced by the dashing Richard Harris. The film is both a glossy vision of Hawaii in the early 19th century and a sometimes-brutal drama full of death, a rough childbirth, stormy weather, etc. Hill's blunt editing, meant to emphasize the more terrifying aspects of the natural order of life, makes the film look particularly dated and mannered today. This is best appreciated for its cast, all of whom were making inroads in Hollywood at the time. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Please Release Full Version on DVD
I don't like abridged novels and films that are chopped to pieces are in the same category. This ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Hawaii, the Destruction of An Epic
The complete uncut original version of this film is one of my favorites as it was for my late mother. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent Movie
I saw this movie years ago growing up in Hawaii. I could not wait to purchase it so I could see it again. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Hawaii
Max von Sydow pops up again in this story of missionaries who went to Hawaii in the 1820s. It is really the ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Too much footage lost on the DVD
I have been a fan of this movie for years. I owned the 2 tape VHS version and was so happy when it was finally ... Read More

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