Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
“They were alone on this Pacific Island... trapped behind enemy lines... the marine who had been thru Hell and Sister Angela with her supreme faith in God.”
A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.
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John Huston Director · John Lee Mahin Screenplay Charles Shaw Author
Worldwide gross $4.2M · Budget $2.9M · United States release March 13, 1957
Box office
Budget
$2,905,000
Worldwide gross
$4,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · March 13, 1957
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1958 · Theatrical
Germany
April 19, 1957 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 6, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 27, 1957 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 6, 1957 · Theatrical
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