Hawaii

Hawaii

James Michener's novel reaches the screen.

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Release Date

10/10/1966

Runtime

189 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$34,562,222

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An epic cultural collision between rigid missionary zeal and island life that spirals into tragic consequence. The film moves with deliberate gravity through a marriage and a faith tested against a world they cannot understand or control.

Mood

MelancholicTenseWistful

Themes

ColonialismFaithComing apartLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Widescreen epicNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Racial violence

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