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An intolerant Governor sets off a series of tragic events in an idyllic Pacific paradise, disrupting the peaceful lives of newlywed islanders Terangi and Marama. Terangi is wrongly imprisoned by racist officials and after many failed escape attempts, additional years are added to original his six mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hurricane (Motion picture : 1937)
Main Author: Hall, James Norman, 1887-1951 (Author)
Other Authors: Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960 (Screenwriter), Garrett, Oliver H. P. (Oliver Hart Palmer), 1897-1952, Basevi, James (special effects provider.), Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996 (Actor), Hall, Jon, 1915-1979 (Actor), Astor, Mary, 1906-1987 (Actor), Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948 (Actor), Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962 (Actor), Massey, Raymond (Actor), Carradine, John (Actor), Cowan, Jerome, 1897-1972 (Actor), McBride, Joseph, 1947-, Nordhoff, Charles, 1887-1947
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Kino Lorber, [2015]
Series:KL studio classics.
Subjects:
Hurricanes > Drama.
Political corruption > Drama.
False imprisonment > Drama.
False imprisonment.
Hurricanes.
Political corruption.
Film adaptations.
Action and adventure films.
Romance films.
Disaster films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
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Summary:An intolerant Governor sets off a series of tragic events in an idyllic Pacific paradise, disrupting the peaceful lives of newlywed islanders Terangi and Marama. Terangi is wrongly imprisoned by racist officials and after many failed escape attempts, additional years are added to original his six month jail term. Terangi finally succeeds and returns to Marama after a long absence, but only to be confronted with one of the most savage natural disasters to ever hit the island.
Item Description:Title from container.
Adaptation of the novel by Charles Hordhoff and James Norman Hall.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937.
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Joseph McBride, original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray; 1920x1080p; DTS; region A; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Bert Glennon ; editor, Lloyd Nosler ; music, Alfred Newman ; adaptation by Oliver H.P. Garrett ; special effects, James Basevi.