Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
by John Huston
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Actor: Deborah Kerr, Fusamoto Takasimi, Noboru Yoshida (II), Robert MitchumDirector: John Huston
Brand: MITCHUM,ROBERT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
DVD Review: A FABULOUS CHARACTER STUDY
Summary: 5 Stars
Mitchum was always one of those actors that made things look so easy that he was often overlooked when the awards were being handed out, and paired with the lovely, Deborah Kerr he was given a chance to show off the subtle nuances that made him such a fine actor. The chemistry between the two leads is intense, the dialogue is genuine, and never dull, and Houston ( as usual ) infuses this essentially two-person play with a wide range of emotions, from droll humor, to barely subdued passion. HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISON remains one of my favorite war pictures to this day, and I have watched it several dozen times.
The product is excellent for the price.
DVD Review: The Marine and The Nun
Summary: 4 Stars
HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON(1957)---Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr
A "two character" movie that I like a lot. Mitchum is a U.S. Marine who is stranded at sea and washes up on what appears to be a deserted island in the south Pacific during World War II. He soon runs into Kerr who is a nun that has been left alone on the island after the death of an ailing priest she had stayed on the island with to care for. A Japanese force comes to the island to establish an observation station and the bulk of the movie is taken up with the soldier and the nun trying to avoid detection and stay alive until the Americans can take the island from the Japanese. Along the way, each is forced to re-examine their lives. The film was directed by John Huston. While not a "great" or "classic" film, I enjoyed this movie a lot---I am a fan of both stars and I found the "character study" of the two individuals engaging.
DVD Review: Heartfelt and Moving
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a charming film about a marine who is stranded on an atoll with a catholic nun. He begins to develop feelings for her of course, but she is devoted to the Lord. The arrival of the Japanese make life hard for everyone and the two must go into hiding or risk capture.
I felt this was a courageous and heart-warming tale of unrequited love, and courage. I highly recommend it
DVD Review: Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely love this movie. I could watch it over and over again. They just don't make them like this anymore.DVD Review: Great service!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this DVD for my husband for his birthday. I thought I would just give it to him as a belated gift. I received the product within 3 days from the day I ordered it. Excellent seller and product was in A-1 condition.
Description of Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
While hiding from a Japanese military offensive on a desolate Pacific Island, a marine sergeant (Mitchum) and his only fellow survivor, an Irish Roman Catholic novitiate on a humanitarian mission (Kerr), search for food, engage in philosophical sparring,If a war movie can be lovely, this is it. John Huston directed this touching World War?II story about a Marine (Robert Mitchum) stranded with a nun (Deborah Kerr) on a Pacific island overrun by Japanese. After initial antagonism, the resulting kinship between the two characters is human and civil, even after Mitchum's grunt understandably falls in love with his unlikely companion. The action scenes, in which the pair works together to stay ahead of the enemy, are first-rate. The actors have never been better, and Huston's perennial theme about destiny's denial of our dreams is achingly clear in this essentially two-person drama. --Tom Keogh
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