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Captain David Dion O'Keefe/Narrator
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His Majesty O'Keefe is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong. The screenplay by Borden Chase and James Hill was based on the novel of the same name by Laurence Klingman and Gerald Green (1952).
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A Yankee sea captain tries to make his fortune in the South Seas. Cast & Crew. Read More. Byron Haskin. Director. Burt Lancaster. Capt. David Dean O'Keefe. Joan Rice. Dalabo. Andre Morell. Alfred Tetens. Abraham Sofaer. Fatumak. Archie Savage. Boogulroo. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo.
- Ron Haskin, Richard Mcwhorter, Ivan Volkman
- Burt Lancaster
Plot finds Lancaster as Captain David O'Keefe, who after a mutiny is tossed overboard in the South Pacific. Making his way to Yap Island, O'Keefe is pleased to see the money making potential by harvesting copra from the mass coconut growth on the island.
Stranded on the South Pacific island of Yap after his crew mutinies, American Capt. David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) discovers the island's coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil....
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- Ron Haskin
- Adventure
- Burt Lancaster
Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Captain David O'Keefe is a character based on the real-life 18th-century American who introduced modern agricultural methods to the South Seas.
