The Seekers (USA) Land of Fury
The Seekers (released in the United States as Land of Fury) is a 1954 British adventure film produced by the Universal-International studio syndicate from Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, directed by Ken Annakin. It starred Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell, and Kenneth Williams.
Plot
In 1821, a British sailing ship, the Becket, anchors off the New Zealand coast. Philip Wayne (Hawkins) and Paddy Clarke (Purcell), respectively First Mate and Bos'un, land to explore. They discover a Māori burial cave, but are captured by the local tribe. Accused of sacrilege, they manage to impress the tribesmen enough to be offered a trial by challenge, in which Wayne succeeds. The Māori chief, Hongi Tepe (Inia Te Wiata), is impressed enough to adopt Wayne and allot him a portion of land. The sailors return to the ship which sails back to England.
More details
author | William Fairchild |
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contentLocation | New Zealand |
director | Ken Annakin |
genre | adventure drama |
keywords | act adopt bos\'un capture cave decapitated head exonerate fight first mate hunt justice of the peace kill māori māori people new life on the beach outnumber reject sailing ship set up sever shoot smuggle teach |
musicBy | William Alwyn |
producer | George H. Brown |
publisher | Universal-International |
recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |