Hawaii (1966 film)
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 Yale University divinity student (Max von Sydow) who, accompanied by his new bride (Julie Andrews), 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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Directed by | George Roy Hill |
Screenplay by | Daniel Taradash Dalton Trumbo |
Based on | Hawaii by James A. Michener |
Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
Starring | Julie Andrews Max von Sydow Richard Harris |
Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Production company | The Mirisch Corporation |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $34.5 million |
The film was released on October 10, 1966. It received mixed reviews but was a box-office success. It received seven nominations at the 39th Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Jocelyne LaGarde).
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