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The Blue Lagoon |
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The Blue Lagoon - 1949 | 103 mins | Drama, Romance | ColourThe Production TeamDirector: Frank
Launder. Producer: Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder. Script: John Baines, Michael Hogan and Frank Launder. (from the novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole) Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth. Editing: Thelma Myers. Sound Dept: Gordon K. McCallum. Original Music: Clifton Parker. |
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The CastJean Simmons - Emmeline Foster Donald Houston - Michael Reynolds Susan Stranks - Emmeline, as a child Noel Purcell - Paddy Button James Hayter - Dr. Murdoch Peter Jones - Michael, as a child Nora Nicholson - Mrs. Stannard Maurice Denham - Ship Captain |
Plot SynopsisBeautifully photographed version of the novel by Henry de Vere Stacpoole. Two British children, Emmeline (Susan Stranks) and Michael (Peter Jones), are shipwrecked on a Pacific island in the company of old sailor Paddy Button (Noel Purcell); who later dies on a drunken binge. They grow up (Jean Simmons, Donald Houston), fall in love, have a baby and try to escape in a home-made boat. They are picked up. The plot is beefed up by storms, a fight with a giant octopus, and two evil traders (James Hayter, Cyril Cusack) who force the boy to dive for pearls before killing each other off. A box-office rather than critical hit, but a masterpiece compared to the 1980 version. |
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