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U.S. Marine Corporal Allison ( Robert Mitchum) finds himself marooned on a deserted island in the South Pacific during World War II. He is not alone, however. Sister Angela ( Deborah Kerr ), a Catholic nun, is also stranded on the island. Mr Allison and Sr Angela, whom he refers to as Ma'am, eke out an existence together, thanks to the ...
Available on iTunes. Directed by John Huston, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison stars Robert Mitchum as a World War II Marine sergeant and Deborah Kerr as a Roman Catholic nun. Both nun and sergeant are marooned on a South Pacific island, hemmed in by surrounding Japanese troops. Sergeant Allison does his best to make the nun's ordeal less painful, but ...
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. 1957. 1 hr 47 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. NR. Watchlist. A World War II marine washes up on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific, where he is stranded with a ...
At the beginning, Corporal Allison's raft nears the island. As he looks over the edge of the raft and sees the island, his disheveled hair is dry, as is his shirt. However, in the next shot, facing the island, his hair is much shorter and soaking wet, as is his shirt. His hair is also wet and then dry when he finds the encampment.
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison: Directed by John Huston. With Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum. During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island.
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Critics reviews. During World War II, a nun who has yet to take her vows and a Marine are stranded together on a remote South Pacific island controlled by Japanese troops. As time passes they learn to survive together and grow closer in understanding for one another as they await rescue by American troops.
