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Hawaii (1966)
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Runtime189 min
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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.
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Directed by George Roy Hill in 1966, Hawaii blends drama, adventure, romance, and history into an epic tale of cultural collision. With a powerhouse cast including Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, and Gene Hackman, the film offers a visually stunning and thematically complex exploration of the clash between rigid Puritan beliefs and the vibrant, indigenous culture of the Hawaiian islands.
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Hawaii is a 1966 American epic drama film directed by George Roy Hill. It is based on the eponymous 1959 novel by James A. Michener. It tells the story of an 1820s divinity student from Yale University who, accompanied by his new bride, becomes a Calvinist missionary in the Hawaiian Islands. It was filmed at Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and on the islands of Kauai and Oahu in Hawaii.
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