Island of the angry gods
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Island of the angry gods |
| Original title | Bird of Paradise |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Delmer Daves |
| script | Delmer Daves |
| production | Delmer Daves |
| music | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| camera | Winton C. High |
| cut | James B. Clark |
| occupation | |
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Island of the Angry Gods (English original title: Bird of Paradise ) is an American romantic adventure film by director Delmer Daves from 1951. The film was shot in Hawaii on Kalapana Hilo.
action
Andre Laurence takes a trip to a Polynesian island where his college roommate Tenga is from. There he learned to appreciate the life of the natives and eventually married his friend's sister, Kalua. After a volcanic eruption , the tribe's shaman , Kahuna, decides that the volcano can only be appeased with the sacrifice Kalua. First, Lawrence and Kalua are saved. In the end, however, the young woman decides to voluntarily sacrifice herself and save her tribe.
World premieres
- Germany: October 5, 1951
criticism
After the film was released, it was panned by the New York Times film critic , Bosley Crowther, as a mishmash of South Seas eromatics and caricature of high priesthood and low clowning.
“Slowly flowing South Seas romance in a simple-minded exotic melodrama. (Remake of 'Bird of Paradise', USA 1932, directed by King Vidor. With Dolores del Rio, Joel McCrea) "."
Web links
- Island of the Gods angry at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Island of the angry gods in: Cinema
Individual evidence
- ^ Review in the New York Times
- ↑ Isle of Wrathful Gods. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .