Released 1953, his majesty okeefe stars burt lancaster, joan rice, andre morell, abraham sofaer the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Still, okeefe is a betterthanaverage adventure film from hollywoods romantic era. For a more romanticised version of this story, watch his majesty okeefe, a 1954 movie starring burt lancaster. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s south seas traders. Okeefe tries to interest medicine man fatumak abraham sofaer in a plot to convince the natives to harvest the fruit, to no avail. In 1954, for his own company, lancaster produced and starred in his majesty okeefe, a south sea island tale shot in fiji. Screen royalty burt lancaster ist his majesty okeefe 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. Between the chestbarings, you can also detect the presence of a political parable about the innocent islanders of yap and the overbearing colonialists looking to make a killing off them. His majesty okeefe 1954 official trailer burt lancaster, joan rice adventure movie hd a yankee sea captain has adventures in paradise. His majesty okeefe is a film directed by byron haskin with burt lancaster. Borden chase and james hills script, from a book by lawrence klingman and gerald green, is a liberals fantasy about colonial competition in the third world. When german trader tetens andre morell reveals that the islanders cherish a. When okeefes mutinous crew throws him overboard at the beginning, he climbs into the lifeboat being towed by his ship.
Watch his majesty okeefe online stream full movie directv. His majesty okeefe is a 1954 american adventure film directed by byron haskin and starring burt lancaster. The cast also included joan rice, andre morell, abraham sofaer, archie savage, and benson fong. His majesty o keefe movie trailer 1954 burt lancaster, joan rice plot synopsis. His majesty okeefe was intended as a followup to lancasters 1952 huge hit, the crimson pirate, but the pirate flick has more acrobatics, more humor, more rousing music, and a narrative that. His majesty okeefe 1954 burt lancaster in his majesty okeefe 1954 joan rice in.
Submit data corrections for his majesty okeefe byron haskin on allmovie. In various films and tv shows, sofaer portrayed jews, arabs, armenians, turks and plenty of east indians though he usual shied away from the latter because, in his words, it is so ridiculously easy. The film was freely adapted from the popular novel by lawrence kingman. Rent his majesty okeefe 1954 on dvd and bluray dvd. His majesty okeefe full movie watch online, stream or download.
His majesty okeefe 1954 his majesty okeefe 1954 was the last of a sixpicture contract which burt lancaster and his business partner, the producer harold hecht, had signed with warner brothers to distribute their films. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A colorful south seas adventure set in the late 19th century. Visit the home of the dvd journal, an online dvd magazine. Offscreen, sofaer thought of himself as an oldschooltie englishman. It is a story of adventure and romance that elevates okeefe to mythic levels. His majesty okeefe 1954 official trailer burt lancaster, joan. On a later voyage, between affairs with island maidens, okeefe struggles to find the key to the wealth of yap. Lensed on gorgeous fiji locations, grandly scored by robert farnon and rousingly directed by byron haskin, his majesty okeefe delivers heroics of regal proportions. A crewman is then shown cutting the tow line, but when the camera cuts back to okeefe in the boat, the line is still taut and leading up to the ship. Box office madness the worlds biggest box office database. His majesty okeefe full frame, manufactured on demand.
His majesty okeefe was intended as a followup to lancasters 1952 huge hit, the crimson pirate, but the pirate flick has more acrobatics, more humor, more rousing music, and a narrative that seems somehow more crisply paced. David okeefe burt lancaster discovers the islands coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil. Abrasive romantic melodrama which is also the most accurate study of hollywood ever put on film. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Abraham isaac sofaer 1 october 1896 21 january 1988 was a burmeseborn british actor who began his career on stage and became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years. O majesty for sale historical memorabilia collectibles. Burt lancaster list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Lest you think that his majesty okeefe is merely a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing his majesty okeefe near you.
Burt lancaster spends a great deal of his majesty okeefe without a shirt on, which might suggest the appeal of this 1954 south seas yarn. Burt lancaster had one of the most well rounded movie careers in the history of hollywood. Hecht and lancasters first production company, norma productions, started up while lancaster was still associated with universalinternational, where he had been signed. Stranded on the south pacific island of yap after his crew mutinies, american capt. His majesty o keefe 1954 official trailer burt lancaster. Frame replacement scooter yamaha 400 majesty 20042008 jyash02 opportunity. Only later is the severed line shown floating slack in the water.
His majesty okeefe 1954 was the last of a sixpicture contract which burt lancaster and his business partner, the producer harold hecht, had signed with warner brothers to distribute their films. His majesty okeefe 1953 stranded on the south pacific island of yap after his crew mutinies, american capt. A crewman is then shown cutting the tow line, but when the camera cuts back to o keefe in the boat, the line is still taut and leading up to the ship. Hecht and lancasters first production company, norma productions, started up while lancaster was still associated with universalinternational, where he had been signed on by the innovative. It was cowritten by james hill, who would soon become a part of the hechtlancaster partnership. His majesty okeefe movie 1954 burt lancaster, joan rice. Impressive production filmed onlocation in the fiji islands. Burmese actor abraham sofaer had the strong semitic features and cultured mannerisms to allow him to play a variety of ethnic types. The screenplay by borden chase and james hill was based on the novel of the same name by laurence klingman and gerald green. In 1954, lancaster starred in warner brothers his majesty okeefe. Action, cunning and derringdo are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic yap. The film was special as it marked lancaster first foray into direction, as he codirected the film.
Purchase his majesty okeefe on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The film s colonial message naive natives ruled by intrepid white man is dubiously patronising, but the goodnatured breeziness. Captain david okeefe is a character based on the reallife 18thcentury american who introduced modern agricultural methods to the south seas. Rent his majesty okeefe 1954 starring burt lancaster and joan rice on dvd and bluray. A yankee sea captain has adventures in paradise trying to become an entrepreneur in micronesia. Burt lancaster full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The 1954 warner brothers film his majesty okeefe is about an irishamerican adventurer david okeefe, who lands in the south pacific island of yap in 1870, sets up a company to employ the residents to harvest coconuts and produce copra coconut oil, and later becomes a king of the island. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. He came to london at age 19 to complete his education, secured a job as stage manager with a shakespearian company, and went on to a british stage career in 1921 making his bbc television debut as early as 1936. Using modern tools and transportation, okeefe imported so many stones that their value plummeted on the island. When o keefe s mutinous crew throws him overboard at the beginning, he climbs into the lifeboat being towed by his ship.
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