His Majesty O'Keefe
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“Adventure Beyond The Fabulous! Two Years In The Making! All Of It Actually Filmed In The Fiji Islands!”
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
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Cast
18 people
Burt Lancaster
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Joan Rice
Dalabo aki Dali
Known for
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Horror of Frankenstein
André Morell
Alfred Tetins
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Abraham Sofaer
Fatumak, Medicine Man
Known for
Quo Vadis
The Naked Jungle
Archie Savage
Boogulroo
Known for
Vera Cruz
South Pacific
Benson Fong
Mr. Chou
Known for
The Love Bug
Charley Varrick
Tessa Prendergast
Kakofel
Also in
Manfish
Helen of Troy
Lloyd Berrell
Inifel
Also in
Long John Silver
Return to Treasure Island
Charles Horvath
Capt. Bully Hayes
Known for
A Woman Under the Influence
Vera Cruz
Philip Ahn
Sien Tang, Dentist
Known for
Kung Fu
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Guy Doleman
Herb Weber
Known for
Thunderball
The Ipcress File
Grant Taylor
Lt. Brenner
Known for
UFO
Quatermass and the Pit
Byron Haskin Director · James Hill Screenplay Borden Chase Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $1.5M · United States release January 16, 1954
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Norma Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 16, 1954
Theatrical
France
June 11, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
April 13, 1954 · Theatrical
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