The Teahouse of the August Moon

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Movie Info

This filmization of John Patrick's Broadway play is set in Okinawa in the months following V-J Day. Paul Ford plays an American colonel in charge of the occupation troops. Determined to bring Western civilization to the Okinawans, the colonel assigns captain Glenn Ford to do his bidding.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Written By:

John Patrick
In Theaters:

Dec 1, 1956 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 7, 2006
Runtime:

123 minutes
Studio:

MGM

Cast

Harry Harvey Jr.

Louis Calhern

Critic Reviews for The Teahouse of the August Moon

All Critics (7) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1)

Huge commercial hit and uncharacteristically light comedy for Brando, after winning the Oscar for the drama On the Waterfront.

Feb 18, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Time has actually been kind to The Teahouse of the August Moon

Jan 31, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Paul Brenner
Filmcritic.com
Offbeat Brando role is main reason to see this funny service comedy.

Aug 14, 2007 | Rating: 4/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
The soft comedy was too much like TV sitcom fare to create much of a fuss.

Jul 29, 2004 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for The Teahouse of the August Moon

Oct 15, 2009

<b><center>OH MY GAAWDDDDD! What made me watch this Movie? Eh <u>SCREW YOOOOOO WILL! </u></center><b>One of my best Friend is a huge Marlon Brando Fan and he persuaded me to watch this Movie with him. OH I WAS OVERJOYED I SLEPT LIKE A BABY after like 45 minutes. LMAO. I love Classics, but this one was really strange.

Lilo C Super Reviewer
Jun 17, 2009

Marlon Brando was a fearless actor who was constantly taking surprising, challenging work. This is one of the last roles anyone would expect him to play, and his performance is fantastic. This is a hilarious, involving film that, although politically incorrect by today's standards, is actually quite wholesome and sweet. The acting across the board is a pleasure to watch. Director Daniel Mann doesn't do anything remarkable with the material, and not all of the execution is perfect. Nevertheless, I was thoroughly entertained, and I would recommend this film to most people. It is the intelligence of the script and the colorful performances that make it so much fun.

Mike T Super Reviewer
Jul 16, 2007

The island of Okinawa during the American occupation of the late forties, and Ford's job is to indoctrinate the natives to good ol'Yankee values ... only the Okinawans, led by Marlon Brando as a smiling schemer in Asian makeup, have other ideas. Ugly ideas clothed in a polite approach.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer