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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(Movie, 1957)

1h 48min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonRating: 3.5/5 (with 5353 votes)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is a 1957 American CinemaScope war film directed by John Huston. It stars Deborah Kerr as an Irish nun and Robert Mitchum as a U.S. Marine, both stranded on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The film was adapted by John Huston and John Lee Mahin from the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw and was directed by Huston. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Deborah Kerr) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. The movie was filmed on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in what was then the British West Indies. Producer Eugene Frenke later filmed The Nun and the Sergeant, a low-budget variation on the story, (1962), starring his wife Anna Sten. ()
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Duration: 1h 46min
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Awards & Nominations for Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.

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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)(Trailer, 3:14)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Charles Shaw ("Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/13/1957
Director: John Huston
Film Editor: Russell Lloyd
Director of Photography: Oswald Morris
Composer: Georges Auric
Costume designer: Elizabeth Haffenden
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Seemann und die Nonne"

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