Hawaii

1966

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 4248 4.2K

epic missionary hawaii 19th century maui native hawaiian

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Arthur Hiller Photo
Arthur Hiller

Top cast

Heather Menzies-Urich Photo
Heather Menzies-Urich as Mercy Bromley
Richard Harris Photo
Richard Harris as Capt. Rafer Hoxworth
Julie Andrews Photo
Julie Andrews as Jerusha Bromley
Malcolm Atterbury Photo
Malcolm Atterbury as Gideon Hale
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.13 GB
1280*544
English 2.0
TV-MA
Subtitles
23.976 fps
3 hr 9 min
Seeds 2
2.43 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
TV-MA
Subtitles
23.976 fps
3 hr 9 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Red T 6 / 10

It's ok but given the composer, all star

It's ok but given the composer, all star actors, very talented director, best location on earth and a epic story it's a surprising letdown. The acting is just surprisingly ok. The biggest problem is Max von Sydow's performance. He's just ok, he's very arrogant, pretentious, and above all not likeable until literally the very end. Also, the chemistry with Andrews is nothing special even though shes decent enough. Everyone else is just ok except for the Hawaiian Assistant who wanted to become a preacher, he was terrible and every time he talked it feels like I was listening to a nature documentary. The Queen also was nothing special and her voice dubbing I think had a lot to do with it. It's amazing how a All Star cast like this gives such a mediocre performance overall. The music is & Cinematography are the best aspects of this. There are some great sweeping epic shots, a sweeping music score, and a beautiful location. The problem is a lot of scenes are very forgettable and feel dry at times throughout and need more of the soundtrack used. Even though it does get used a lot it still isn't enough. Also, this is a epic story but the camera work doesn't know how to always convey that consistently. It feels like its epic half the time and a melodrama the other half. Finally the editing and pacing are ok but man they are choppy scene to scene. This movie somehow with a 3 hour run time (I saw the 2.5 hour one) feels rushed and scenes especially in the middle feel like things just happen even though they do pay off long term. They have a baby (which could've been cut), and than they fight the sailors, and than they convert the queen, and than she dies, and than a love triangle happens. It all feels rushed and doesn't build well or have epic scale consistently. This really feels like the director didn't quite know how to make this work entirely with all the amazing asset given. What is here works well enough if your a big fan of Von Sydow. Otherwise I really can't say I'd recommend this to anyone else. There are better epic films out there.
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

Great historical fiction movie. Malama who portrays Kaahumanu

Great historical fiction movie. Malama who portrays Kaahumanu is the perfect choice. It shows the "east meets west" aspects of what happened when the missionaries came.
Reviewed by Harry S 7 / 10

This is a sweeping story based on the

This is a sweeping story based on the Michner novel, also based on real people and events that tell the true story of the westernization of Hawaii. A bit of a lengthy time piece (1966, nearly 3 hrs) it's a first-rate cast, filled with culture clash and sad, poignant moments, especially the ending.
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