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HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON

Director:

  John Huston
  

Year Released:

  1957

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Deborah Kerr
  Robert Mitchum
  American Soldiers
  Japanese Soliders
  Bombs & Mortar Shells
Movie Haiku:Wonderful 2-character classic from the ‘50s. Mitchum is a brusque Marine. Kerr is an Irish nun. They each wash up alone on a deserted Pacific island. By the time the Japanese soldiers storm their beach, they’ve learned to depend on each other, & of course, to care for each other.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2002