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Donovan's Reef

1963 · 1h 49m · Adventure · Comedy · Romance

TMDB 6.2/10 (163 votes)

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.

Directed by John Ford

Box office $7M worldwide

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Cast & crew

John Ford

John FordDirector

John Wayne

John Wayneas Michael "Guns" Donovan

Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth Allenas Ameilia Dedham

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvinas Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romeroas Andre de Lage

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurkias Monk Menkowicz

Jack Warden

Jack Wardenas William Dedham JJacqueline Maloufas Lelani Dedham

Cherylene Leeas Sarah "Sally" Dedham

Jeffrey Byron

Jeffrey Byronas Luki Dedham

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamouras Miss Lafleur

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalioas Father Cluzeot

Dick Foran

Dick Foranas Sean O'Brien

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchananas Francis O'Brien JJon Fongas Mister Eu

Overview

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. The supporting cast features Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, and Dorothy Lamour. The film marked the last time Ford and Wayne collaborated. Plot Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley, an expatriate United States Navy (USN) veteran, works 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.

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