| 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] The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific island during the colonial era.[3]
It was based on A Pattern of Islands, a memoir 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]
Film credits show Samoa as the filming location.[6]
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- ^ "Pacific Destiny (1956)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Pacific Destiny (1956) - Wolf Rilla - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Pattern of Islands, By Arthur Grimble". 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Destiny". TVGuide.com.