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Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.

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6 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Sound (1967)
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Box office
Grossed $34.6M worldwide, about 2.3 times its $15M budget
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Based on
Based on Hawaii
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Setting
Set in Hawaii
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Music
Music by Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Russell Harlan
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Details

Director: George Roy Hill
Writers: James MichenerNovel
Dalton TrumboScreenplay
Daniel TaradashScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: October 10, 1966
Original language: English
Budget: $15M
Revenue: $34.6M
Countries: United States of America

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