His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)

  • NR
  • 01/16/1954 (US)
  • Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 30m

Adventure Beyond The Fabulous! Two Years In The Making! All Of It Actually Filmed In The Fiji Islands!

Overview

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbucker genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

Byron Haskin

Director

Borden Chase

Screenplay

James Hill

Screenplay

Lawrence Klingman

Novel

Gerald Green

Novel

Cast

Burt Lancaster's headshot

Burt Lancaster

Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Joan Rice's headshot

Joan Rice

Dalabo aki Dali
André Morell's headshot

André Morell

Alfred Tetins
Abraham Sofaer's headshot

Abraham Sofaer

Fatumak, Medicine Man
Archie Savage's headshot

Archie Savage

Boogulroo
Benson Fong's headshot

Benson Fong

Mr. Chou
Tessa Prendergast's headshot

Tessa Prendergast

Kakofel
Lloyd Berrell's headshot

Lloyd Berrell

Inifel

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