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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1957 Wide
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A two-person character study 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. Mitchum does his best to make the nun's ordeal less painful, but is torn by his growing love for her. Kerr is equally fond of Mitchum, but refuses to renounce her vows. Their unrealized ardor mellows into mutual respect
Jan 1, 1957 Wide
May 20, 2003
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (6)
Solider and nun on Pacific isle during WWII. More dutiful than fun.
As with Huston's The African Queen, there is conflict mixed with romantic tension… Here, though, the complicating factor is not fastidiousness, but vocation.
During World War II, a Marine corporal is shipwrecked on a Pacific Island, whose only other inhabitant is a Catholic nun. Essentially a two-character play set against a tropical background, this is a triumph for all concerned. Stars Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr give such convincing, understand performance that you
February 21, 2009
Super Reviewer
If you only know Robert Mitchum from his villainous roles (Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter, etc.) then this one is a must-see.
January 18, 2009
Super Reviewer
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