Hawaii (1966)

Directed by

George Roy Hill

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divinity student and his new wife travel from New England to Hawaii in the 1820s to work as Calvinist missionaries. The film follows their efforts to convert the local people and the challenges they face in a new land.

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What happens

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. The film was released on October 10, 1966. It received mixed to favorable reviews but was a box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 39th Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Jocelyne LaGarde). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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