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Hawaii (1966) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
171 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Roy Hill

Written By:
James Michener
Dalton Trumbo

Actors:
Julie Andrews ..... Jerusha Bromley
Max von Sydow ..... Rev. Abner Hale
Richard Harris ..... Capt. Rafer Hoxworth
Gene Hackman ..... Dr. John Whipple
Carroll O'Connor ..... Charles Bromley
Jocelyne LaGarde ..... Malama Kanakoa - the Ali'i Nui
Manu Tupou ..... Keoki
Ted Nobriga ..... Kelolo
Elizabeth Logue ..... Noelani
John Cullum ..... Rev. Immanuel Quigley
George Rose ..... Capt. Janders
Lou Antonio ..... Rev. Abraham Hewlett
Torin Thatcher ..... Rev. Dr. Thorn
Michael Constantine ..... Mason, sailor
Malcolm Atterbury ..... Gideon Hale

Synopsis:

Based on James A. Michener's best-selling novel, the time frame of which was spread out over several centuries, the film concentrates only on the years 1820 to 1841. Still, Michener's basic point, that the virginal sanctity of the Hawaiian islands was forever shattered by the incursion of the white man, remains intact. Max Von Sydow stars as Abner Hale, an imperious minister who settles in Hawaii with his wife, Jerusha Bromley Hale (Julie Andrews). While Abner expects the islanders to adapt to him rather than the other way around, Jerusha goes out of her way to understand and appreciate her new neighbors. She eventually seeks comfort in the arms of her former lover Rafer Hoxworth (Richard Harris). Despite the lush location footage and such spectacular highlights as pagan ceremonies and an outsized typhoon, the scene most filmgoers remember is Julie Andrews' agonizingly convincing childbirth sequence.

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.

Drama set during 1820-41, a period when the influx of Protestant missionaries from New England resulted in the religious commercial exploitation of the Hawaiin islands.

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