Donovan's Reef
“Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!”
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.
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Cast
26 people
John Wayne
Michael "Guns" Donovan
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Elizabeth Allen
Ameilia Dedham
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From the Terrace
Cheyenne Autumn
Lee Marvin
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
Point Blank
Cesar Romero
Andre de Lage
Known for
Batman
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Mike Mazurki
Monk Menkowicz
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Murder, My Sweet
Jack Warden
William Dedham
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
Jacqueline Malouf
Lelani Dedham
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Petticoat Junction
Cherylene Lee
Sarah "Sally" Dedham
Also in
A Letter to Nancy
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Jeffrey Byron
Luki Dedham
Known for
The Dungeonmaster
Nickelodeon
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lafleur
Known for
Creepshow 2
The Greatest Show on Earth
Marcel Dalio
Father Cluzeot
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Dick Foran
Sean O'Brien
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
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John Ford Director · Frank S. Nugent Screenplay James Edward Grant Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $2.7M · United States release June 12, 1963
Box office
Budget
$2,686,000
Worldwide gross
$6,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
John Ford Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
Sweden · June 12, 1963
TV
United States · June 12, 1963
Theatrical
United States · June 5, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
April 15, 2025 · Physical · Kino Classic 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray
Austria
October 1, 1963 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2025 · Physical · Sidonis Calysta Blu-ray
Germany
September 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 30, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
July 19, 1963 · Theatrical
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