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His Majesty O'Keefe

1954 · 90 min

A sunlit, old-fashioned South Seas romp with broad heroics, colourful island scenery and an easy, swashbuckling charm.

Directed by: Byron Haskin
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell

Tagline: Adventure Beyond The Fabulous! Two Years In The Making! All Of It Actually Filmed In The Fiji Islands!
Overview: Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

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Directed by: Byron Haskin
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
greed
class
survival
colonialism
Places: sea
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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