Donovan's Reef
Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American Technicolor light-hearted comedy film starring John Wayne. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai, Hawaii but is set in French Polynesia.
Plot
The film begins with Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley ("boats" is a nickname for a boatswain's or bosun's mate) (Lee Marvin), an expatriate United States Navy veteran, working aboard a freighter. When he realizes that the ship is passing by Haleakaloha, French Polynesia, but not actually calling there as he had been promised, he jumps ship to swim to the island.
More details
| 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 church destroyer dive expatriate extended family family company father and daughter first time fishing trip gendarmerie half-caste hapa inherit late wife maroon marriage plans miami beach morality clause navy veteran pass shipping company sibling slot machine survive swim think united states navy violate wedding present world war ii |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| producer | John Ford |
| productionCompany | John Ford Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Kauai Paramount Stage 1 |