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54% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 75% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Three World War II Navy veterans -- Donovan (John Wayne), Doc Dedham (Jack Warden) and Gilhooley (Lee Marvin) -- converge on the...
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Though not in top form, director John Ford and star John...
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Donovan's Reef is fun. It has a decent story, good characters, and stunning scenery. This is why you go to the movies, isn't it? If compared against Ford's acknowledged masterpieces, Dononvan's Reef does not measure up, but measured against other escapist films, it is a great movie.
Donovan's Reef: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden. In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- John Ford
- 1963-07-19
Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai , Hawaii , but is set in French Polynesia . The supporting cast features Elizabeth Allen , Jack Warden , Cesar Romero , Dick Foran , and Dorothy Lamour .
Donovan's Reef, for a director of John Ford's stature, is a potboiler. Where Ford aficianados will squirm is during that occasional scene that reminds them this effort-less effort is the handiwork of the men who made Stagecoach and The Informer. See all 10 reviews on Metacritic.com.
Donovan's Reef, for a director of John Ford's stature, is a potboiler. Where Ford aficianados will squirm is during that occasional scene that reminds them this effort-less effort is the handiwork of the men who made Stagecoach and The Informer. Read More.
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