This is a great but underrated movie. Just because there aren't a lot of actors, the relationship between the two main characters is a wonderful thing to watch. It's too bad the other actors of note are not listed, such as I. Miynai, S. Nakagawa, Akiro Ohno and Masao Ukon. It's worth watching.
They were alone on this Pacific Island... trapped behind enemy lines... the marine who had been thru Hell and Sister Angela with her supreme faith in God.
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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Deborah Kerr
Sister Angela
Robert Mitchum
Corporal Allison USMC
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US Marine “Allison” (Robert Mitchum) is shot down over a remote Pacific island and is lucky to make it safely ashore. Exploring what looks like an abandoned village he encounters it’s sole surviving human resident. A nun. “Sister Angela” (Deborah Kerr) is just as surprised to see him as he her, but soon they are working together as a most unlikely team. When they are overflown by a Japanese aircraft, they abandon…
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What is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison about?
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…
When was Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison released?
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison was released in 1957.
What genres does Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison belong to?
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is categorised as Adventure, War, Drama.
Who stars in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison?
The cast of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison includes Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum.