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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.
A 1957 film based on a novel by James A. Michener, starring Jean Simmons, Paul Newman, and Joan Fontaine. It depicts the wartime romances and tragedies of four New Zealand sisters who marry American soldiers fighting in the Pacific theater.
- (1.6K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Robert Wise
- 1957-10-23
Based on a story by James Michener, Until They Sail follows the lives of four New Zealand sisters during World War II, and shows how they are affected by the arrival of the U.S. military. Newman plays a cynical, hard-drinking marine who falls in love with one of the sisters, a widow, played by Jean Simmons.
- Robert Wise, Ridgeway Callow
- Jean Simmons
Until They Sail (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Delia moves to Wellington to work for the New Zealand Navy. When several hundred U.S. Marines are shipped to Christchurch following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the lonely local women are flattered by the attention they pay them.
Until They Sail. A bittersweet story of sisters embracing love in a time of war, but it’s the sensitive romance between a war widow and a jaded captain (Newman) that forms the tale’s poignant heart. 230 IMDb 6.5 1 h 34 min 1957. X-Ray 16+.
May 17, 2011 · Until They Sail (1957) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #UntilTheySail Four daughters of New Zealand (played by Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Piper Laurie and Sandra Dee) get involved in wartime...
- 2 min
- 21.7K
- Warner Bros. Classics
