Overview:
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!| Status: | Released (1964-12-10) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $12,500,000 |
| Screen: | Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff, S.H. Barnett |
| Productions: | Granox Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Italiano, 日本語 |
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Casts
- 2638: Cary Grant - Walter Christopher Eckland
- 5320: Leslie Caron - Catherine Freneau
- 12726: Trevor Howard - Commander Frank Houghton
- 105998: Jack Good - Lieutenant Stebbings
- 105999: Sharyl Locke - Jenny
- 106000: Pip Sparke - Anne
- 101510: Verina Greenlaw - Christine
Crews
- 30103: Robert Arthur - Producer - Production
- 40172: Frank Tarloff - Writer - Writing
- 105993: S.H. Barnett - Storyboard - Writing
- 16888: Ralph Nelson - Director - Directing
- 41712: Peter Stone - Writer - Writing
- 3148: Charles Lang - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2920: Ted J. Kent - Editor - Editing
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“Walter” (Cary Grant) is a bit of a rogue who is conned into helping the war effort by “Houghton” (Trevor Howard) and so takes up residence on a remote Pacific island where he is to report sightings of Japanese aircraft, shipping etc. In return, he will be given his very own island E ....
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