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Donovan's Reef

1963 · 109 min

A sun-drenched, easygoing island comedy with warm humour, gentle romance, and a touch of slapstick.

Tagline
Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!
Overview
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • found family
  • class
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, romance
Directed by
John Ford
Written by
James Edward Grant, Frank S. Nugent
Starring
John Wayne, Elizabeth Allen, Lee Marvin, Cesar Romero, Mike Mazurki, Jack Warden, Jacqueline Malouf, Cherylene Lee
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English, Italian

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