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The story of three World War II veterans, Michael Donovan, Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham who now live on the Pacific island of Haleakalowa. They enjoy a good and happy life but when they are visited by the estranged daughter of William things start to become very complicated...Product Identifiers
EAN5014437880338
eBay Product ID (ePID)3963488
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Wayne, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden, Lee Marvin, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran
Film/TV TitleDonovan's Reef
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageArabic\Bulgarian\Croatian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Romanian\Serbian\Slovenian\Swedish\Turkish
Run Time109 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Theatrical Trailer, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificateU
Additional InformationThe hilarious DONOVAN'S REEF, one of John Ford's rare but memorable forays into comedy, is set on the South Sea island of Haleakoloha, where two navy buddies have decided to stay after World War II. Michael "Guns" Donovan (John Wayne) and Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Lee Marvin), who like to celebrate their mutual birthday every year by trying to beat the hell out of each other, are enacting the ritual in Guns's bar, Donovan's Reef. Dr. William Dedham (Jack Warden), scion of a wealthy family and another societal dropout, breaks up the fight after an appropriate amount of damage has been done. He soon learns that his very proper daughter, Amelia (Elizabeth Allen), is about to arrive from Boston, unaware that he's had three children by a Polynesian princess. Dedham persuades Guns to pretend to be the father of his kids during the visit in order to be spared Amelia's wrath. While Dedham's daughter is initially put off by the juvenile antics of Donovan's crew, the tavern owner's feelings toward her are far more positive. After she beats him in a swimming competition, she begins to see his appeal. Filmed in Kauai, Hawaii, this entertaining family-oriented comedy is stoked with broad physical gags and the inspired tomfoolery of the cast. The most notable performance belongs to Wayne, who ends his long, hugely successful, and artistically triumphant collaboration with Ford on a high and suitably revelatory note, their last film together a roisterous, laugh-filled party.
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian
Sound sourceMono
Movie/TV TitleDonovan's Reef