Donovan's Reef
Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai, Hawaii, but is set in French Polynesia.
Plot
Nearly two decades after World War II, Thomas Gilhooley, an expatriate United States Navy (USN) veteran, works on a freighter. Upon realizing that it will not stop at his destination, Haleakaloha, French Polynesia, he jumps ship to swim ashore.
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| author | Edmund Beloin Frank S. Nugent James A. Michener James Edward Grant |
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| contentLocation | French Polynesia |
| director | John Ford |
| editor | Otho Lovering |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | boat boston destroyer expatriate extended family family company father and daughter hapa inherit late wife maroon marriage plans morality clause shipping company ski swim united states navy violate water skiing wedding present world war ii |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| producer | John Ford |
| productionCompany | John Ford Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Kauai Paramount Stage 1 |