Pacific Destiny
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Jack Lee (adaptation)
| Pacific Destiny | |
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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][3] It was written by Richard Mason and Jack Lee based on the 1952 memoir A Pattern of Islands 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]
The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific island during the colonial era.[6]
The true story of inexperienced District Officer Cadet Arthur Grimble who arrives with his bride Olivia 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, 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
- Gilbert Harding as narrator
- Denholm Elliott as Arthur Grimble
- Susan Stephen as Olivia Grimble
- Michael Hordern as Resident Commissioner
- Felix Felton as uncle
- Peter Bathurst as uncle
- Clifford Buckton as uncle
- Gordon Jackson as District Officer
- Inia Te Wiata as Tauvela
- Henrietta Godinet as Lama
- Su'a Ezra Tavete Williams as Tiki-Tiku
- Hans Kruse as Kitiona
- Ollie Crichton as Taloa
- Rosie Leavasa as Sea Wind
- Moira Walker as Voice-of-the-Tide
- Sani as King's-Bundle-Of-Mats
- Fiti s Grandmother
- John Bryce as Tulo
- Tuiletufuga Taualai as Matangi
- Afamasaga Kalapu as Teraloa
- Ovalau Bureta as Fa'afetai
- Cecilia Fabricious as Movement-Of-Clouds
- Polo as Fa'alavelave
- Tusa as prisoner
- Noa as warder
Dances arranged by The Hon. Peseta Sio and Mailo