Mar 24, 2008 robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in this terrific ww 2 drama about a us marine and an irish nun who are both marooned on a pacific island. Scottish actress deborah kerr and american actor robert mitchum. The nun and the marine are stranded, but the island offers a bountiful supply of food. Find great deals on ebay for heaven knows mr allison and heaven knows mr allison blu ray. Allison stars robert mitchum as a world war ii marine sergeant and deborah kerr as. Allison, 1957, directed by john huston, with deborah kerr, robert mitchum, akira ohno, at turner classic movies. Allison of the movie is a nobler character than the mr. The movie was adapted by john huston and john lee mahin from the novel by charles shaw and directed by huston. Allison, which was shot in exotic trinidad and tobago, where he was cleverly able to use blocked funds from the uk to provide british finance. Feb 16, 2016 the name of the source novel for this film, the flesh and the spirit by australian john shaw would actually have made a better title for the movie, as it captures the interplay between the two characters far better than heaven knows, mr. Allison the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Allison 1957, a much quieter affair, starred robert mitchum and deborah kerr as a marine and a nun stranded on a pacific island during world war ii. At the end of the film, the comma in heaven knows, mr. The image measures 774 1089 pixels and is 251 kilobytes large.
Allison is a 1957 deluxe color, a cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on a japaneseoccupied island in the pacific ocean during world war ii. The narrative deals with the developing relationship between the marine and the nun, especially allison s growing attraction to sister angela. She tells him that she is the only person on the island, having been left behind while trying to evacuate a priest. Heaven knows mr allison 1957 720p bluray dts x264amiable. Twentieth centuryfox acknowledges with thanks the generous cooperation of the united states marine corps in the production of heaven knows, mr. A well regarded john huston film adapted from charles shaws novel. Allison deborah kerr robert mitchum john huston 1957 a marine robert mitchum and a nun deborah kerr are stranded on a japaneseheld island during world war ii.
Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. If you ask me the plot is contrived and slightly unbelievable. Allison is a good transfer of film elements that must have required some involved restoration work. They find comfort in one another as the two hope for a rescue. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. Allison 1957 this warthemed classic has all the elements that are to watch for it has drama, a bit of romance and of course, it gives the thrills. Heaven knows, mr allison 1957 robert mitchum deborah kerr.
Kerr received an academy award nomination for best actress, and hustons and john lee mahins. The mismatched relationship is a standard hollywood contrivance, and its used to good effect in john hustons heaven knows, mr. This is a good movie, that moves right along, with a terrific ending. A twoperson character study directed by john huston, heaven knows mr. Allison, a marine who finds himself on a deserted island. Allison stars robert mitchum as a world war ii marine sergeant and deborah kerr as a roman catholic nun. Hes spent days at sea and is exhausted but happy to be on. Allison 1957 was nominated for academy awards in the categories of best actress and best writing, screenplay based on material from another medium. During world war ii, an american marine and an irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being. Allison is an engaging character study about a novice.
Not your typical movie about a man and a woman stranded on a deserted island, heaven knows, mr. Allison is a 1957 deluxe color, a cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on a japaneseoccupied island in the. National catholic register not your typical movie about a man and a woman stranded on a deserted island, heaven knows, mr. For my money, its one of the best movies robert mitchum, deborah kerr, or director john huston had in their respective careers. Allison is a 1957 war film directed by john huston, based on a novel of the same name by charles shaw. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in this terrific ww 2 drama about a us marine and an irish nun who are both marooned on a pacific island.
Allison stars robert mitchum as a world war ii marine sergeant and. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. English, dutch, finnish, french, german, italian, spanish, swedish. It was nominated for academy awards for best actress in a leading role deborah kerr and best.
She tells him that she is the only person in the island and was left behind by the runaway boat to fiji island while seeking the local priest. Heaven knows mr allison 1957 1080p bluray x264amiable posted by harks87 in movies highres movies 9. Allison is something of a forgotten relic, despite being nominated for two academy awards and the presence of some very highwattage talent, including stars robert mitchum and deborah kerr and writerdirector john huston. Release dates 18 also known as aka 30 release dates usa march 1957. When i was a kid i the 50s my mother would drag me to every priest or nun movie that blew thru town. The novel is set earlier in the war than the film, with allison escaping from the battle of corregidor at the time that the allies are still on the defensive in the pacific. Allison, which suggests some sort of light romantic comedy more along the lines of cary grants wwii island romp, father goose, which this most definitely. However, their paradisiacal life ends when the japanese arrive to build an outpost, forcing mr.
Allison is replaced by a period to read heaven knows. Allison 1957 stars robert mitchum and deborah kerr. With a plot centered on a marine corporal and a nun stranded in a japaneseoccupied island in the pacific in 1944, the film received several oscar nominations the year it was. The film opens with the following written acknowledgment.
So many times, in my experience, a movie is never as good as the book it came from. Sep 09, 2015 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Heaven knows, mr allison 1957 robert mitchum deborah. You sense very gifted people attempting to do an honorable job with hokum, and while you respect those ambitions, its possible that a zestier film mightve sprung from a cruder approach. Allison 1957, directed by john huston, starring robert mitchum and deborah kerr. In 1944, in south pacific, the castaway marine corporal allison drifts in a raft to the tuasiva island, where he meets sister angela.
Allison of the book, and that makes the movie so much better. Its just mitchum and kerr through the whole movie, with the exception of some japanese and american extras. He has done exactly the same thing with heaven knows mr. During world war ii, an american marine and an irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a south pacific island. Allison places marine sergeant allison robert mitchum and sister angela deborah kerr on a deserted island in the south pacific, where love battles religious beliefs during a. If john huston went to deepest africa to make a film as an excuse to shoot elephants, then he came out with a damn fine film in the african queen.
Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Hiding from the japanese on an island on the pacific ocean, a marine and an irish nun search for food, shelter and help while trying to avoid the burgeoning attraction that exists between them. Allison is an engaging character study about a novice nuntobe deborah kerr and a roughhewn marine corporal robert mitchum on a south pacific island during world war ii. It stars robert mitchum and deborah kerr in their first collaboration together. In this particular pairing, the steely hero is a marine robert mitchum and the obstinate woman is a nun deborah kerr. Several shots in the first reel suffer from misregistration alignment that we associate with eastman composites of technicolor films. It was made into a 1957 film of the same name by john huston. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in this terrific ww 2 drama about a us marine and an irish nun who are both marooned on a pacific.
Allison is a 1957 deluxe color, a cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on a japaneseoccupied island in the pacific ocean during world war ii the movie was adapted by john huston and john lee mahin from the novel by charles shaw and directed by huston. Allison dvd john hustondir 1957 at the best online prices at ebay. A marine and a nun are trapped together on a pacific island during ww2. It tells the story of marine corporal allison shipwrecked on an island in the pacific during world war ii. Allison is one of those movies that you discover and marvel that it isnt more vocally revered and celebrated.
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