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01/03/1949 Drama, Romance 1h 41m
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No one to see them... No one to tell them... No one to stand in their way!

Overview

In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical island in the company of kindly old sailor. Together they survive solely on their resourcefulness and the bounty of their remote paradise.

  1. Frank Launder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean Simmons

    Emmeline Foster

  2. Donald Houston

    Michael Reynolds

  3. Noel Purcell

    Paddy Button

  4. James Hayter

    Dr Murdock

  5. Cyril Cusack

    James Carter

  6. Maurice Denham

    Captain

  7. Philip Stainton

    Mr. Ansty

  8. Patrick Barr

    Mr Bruce

  9. Russell Waters

    Craggs

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-09
Though still infinitely better than the syrupy 1980 remake, this is still a film that time has been pretty brutal to. The premiss is amongst the most natural we can imagine: a young girl and boy are shipwrecked on a tropical island and as they mature, so does their relationship. Partly out of necessity and partly out of choice, the two - "Emmeline" (Jean Simmons) and "Michael" (Donald Houston) effectively become a couple. Aside from Stewart Granger (and maybe Kirk Douglas), I never really saw a man who could match Simmons on screen. She seemed to be able turn her hand to anything, creating a c...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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