Until They Sail

Until They Sail
Original poster
Directed byRobert Wise
Screenplay byRobert Anderson
Based onUntil They Sail
Return to Paradise
1950 story
by James A. Michener
Produced byCharles Schnee
StarringJean Simmons
Joan Fontaine
Paul Newman
Piper Laurie
Sandra Dee
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byHarold F. Kress
Music byDavid Raksin
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 8, 1957 (1957-10-08)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,841,000[1]
Box office$1,420,000[1]

Until They Sail is a 1957 American black-and-white CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie and Sandra Dee.[2][3] The screenplay by Robert Anderson, based on a story by James A. Michener included in his 1951 anthology Return to Paradise, focuses on four New Zealand sisters and their relationships with U.S. Marines during World War II.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger. Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study..
  2. ^ Variety film review; September 25, 1957, page 6.
  3. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; October 12, 1957, page 162.