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'''''Pacific Destiny''''' is a 1956 British [[drama film]] directed by [[Wolf Rilla]] and starring [[Denholm Elliott]], [[Susan Stephen]] and [[Michael Hordern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45585|title=Pacific Destiny (1956)|publisher=}}</ref> The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a [[Oceania|South Pacific]] island during the colonial era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/pacific-destiny-v105357|title=Pacific Destiny (1956) - Wolf Rilla - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> |
'''''Pacific Destiny''''' is a 1956 British [[drama film]] directed by [[Wolf Rilla]] and starring [[Denholm Elliott]], [[Susan Stephen]] and [[Michael Hordern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45585|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116055831/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45585|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-16|title=Pacific Destiny (1956)|publisher=}}</ref> The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a [[Oceania|South Pacific]] island during the colonial era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/pacific-destiny-v105357|title=Pacific Destiny (1956) - Wolf Rilla - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> |
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It was based on ''[[A Pattern of Islands]]'', a memoir by Sir [[Arthur Grimble]] recounting his time in the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] as a cadet officer and [[Resident Commissioner]] in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA899&lpg=PA899&dq=pacific+destiny+literary+sources+in+film&source=bl&ots=KaUiySt4A6&sig=RQH-_m-o9wokMkQ57_TPzh6bGCo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2rbqj0ZHWAhVPblAKHZbiAPUQ6AEIRTAJ#v=onepage&q=pacific+destiny+literary+sources+in+film&f=false|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|first=Alan|last=Goble|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/a-pattern-of-islands-by-arthur-grimble-2301677.html|title=A Pattern of Islands, By Arthur Grimble|date=24 June 2011|publisher=}}</ref> |
It was based on ''[[A Pattern of Islands]]'', a memoir by Sir [[Arthur Grimble]] recounting his time in the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] as a cadet officer and [[Resident Commissioner]] in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA899&lpg=PA899&dq=pacific+destiny+literary+sources+in+film&source=bl&ots=KaUiySt4A6&sig=RQH-_m-o9wokMkQ57_TPzh6bGCo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2rbqj0ZHWAhVPblAKHZbiAPUQ6AEIRTAJ#v=onepage&q=pacific+destiny+literary+sources+in+film&f=false|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|first=Alan|last=Goble|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/a-pattern-of-islands-by-arthur-grimble-2301677.html|title=A Pattern of Islands, By Arthur Grimble|date=24 June 2011|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
Written by | Richard Mason (screenplay) Jack Lee (adaptation) |
Based on | book A Pattern of Islands by Sir Arthur Grimble |
Produced by | James Lawrie |
Starring | Denholm Elliott Susan Stephen |
Cinematography | Martin Curtis |
Edited by | John Trumper |
Music by | James Bernard |
Production companies | Lawrie Productions Limited British Lion Films Limited (in association with) Shepperton Studios, England |
Distributed by | A British Lion Release (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 mins[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Pacific Destiny is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen and Michael Hordern.[2] The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific island during the colonial era.[3]
It was based on A Pattern of Islands, a memoir by Sir Arthur Grimble recounting his time in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as a cadet officer and Resident Commissioner in the 1920s.[4][5]
Film credits show Samoa as the filming location.[6]
Plot
The true story of inexperienced District Officer Cadet Arthur Grimble (Denholm Elliott) who arrives with his bride Olivia (Susan Stephen) on a remote Pacific island to work in the Colonial Service. He finds it hard to meet the approval of his superior, the Resident Commissioner (Michael Hordern), who had been expecting a more experienced man. The harder Grimble tries to please him, the more things seem to go awry, and he soon finds himself banished to a smaller neighbouring island. Olivia though is not as easily discouraged as her husband by the situation, and lends her support in a way that eventually meets with the approval of the island people.
Cast
- Denholm Elliott ... Arthur Grimble
- Susan Stephen ... Olivia Grimble
- Michael Hordern ... Resident Commissioner
- Felix Felton ... Uncle
- Peter Bathurst ... Uncle
- Clifford Buckton ... Uncle
- Gordon Jackson ... District Officer
- Inia Te Wiata ... Tauveta
- Henrietta Godinet ... Lama
- Hans Kruse ... Kitiona
- Moira Walker ... Voice-of-the-Tide
Critical reception
Leonard Maltin called it a "Boring (but true) story";[7] TV Guide again, though praising the performances of Elliott and Hordern, called it "a routine and boring story with a pretty picture backdrop":[6] and British Pictures noted "A pleasant bit of colonial travelogue, most notable for being Britain's first fiction film in Cinemascope."[8]
References
- ^ "PACIFIC DESTINY - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Pacific Destiny (1956)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Pacific Destiny (1956) - Wolf Rilla - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Pattern of Islands, By Arthur Grimble". 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Pacific Destiny". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Pacific Destiny (1956) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Absalom, David. "ARCHIVE P - Ph: British films of the 30s, 40s and 50s". www.britishpictures.com.
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