Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
by John Huston
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Actor: Deborah Kerr, Fusamoto Takasimi, Noboru Yoshida (II), Robert MitchumDirector: John Huston
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
Movie Review: A perfect little slice of WWII in the Pacific
Summary: 4 Stars
When a movie's whole cast consists of two people, a lot of its success depends on these characters being likable or at least interesting. John Huston's Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison then is a huge success because of the performances from Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum. Somewhere in the Pacific in 1944, Corporal Allison, a U.S. Marine, floats up on a quiet Pacific island in a life raft after being separated from his men. He discovers an empty island except for one occupant, a pretty nun named Sister Angela. Teaming up, the two must try and survive the war, all the while hoping Allied forces come their way and discover the little island paradise. This is storytelling at its best. There aren't any distractions, just the relationship of friendship, and maybe more, that grows between Allison and Sister Angela. There is tension when a Japanese company lands to set up a weather station, but the movie rises and falls with its leads. It's a great movie that all moviegoers should enjoy.
Riding high after the huge success of The King and I, the very beautiful Deborah Kerr stars as Sister Angela, a faith-filled nun who ends up on the island because of her devotion to her beliefs. Kerr was a perfect choice for the part because she was classically pretty which makes the relationship between her and Allison understandable. As Corporal Allison, Robert Mitchum gives one of his best performances. He was such a cool presence it's often taken for granted what a good actor Mitchum was, and he gets a prime chance to show off his chops here. And because Kerr and Mitchum are such a good team together with a ton of chemistry, the movie works, plain and simple.
The DVD is a good buy, starting with the widescreen presentation. Filmed in Trinidad and Tobago, the movie looks great in its widescreen presentation. Special features include a trailer, four MovieTone clips from WWII running about 7 minutes, and trailers for a handful of other "Fox War Classics." So much to recommend here so I'll just say give Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison a try!
Summary of Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
While hiding from a Japanese military offensive on a desolate Pacific Island, a marine sergeant (Mitchum) and his only fellow survivor, an Irish Roman Catholic novitiate on a humanitarian mission (Kerr), search for food, engage in philosophical sparring,If a war movie can be lovely, this is it. John Huston directed this touching World War?II story about a Marine (Robert Mitchum) stranded with a nun (Deborah Kerr) on a Pacific island overrun by Japanese. After initial antagonism, the resulting kinship between the two characters is human and civil, even after Mitchum's grunt understandably falls in love with his unlikely companion. The action scenes, in which the pair works together to stay ahead of the enemy, are first-rate. The actors have never been better, and Huston's perennial theme about destiny's denial of our dreams is achingly clear in this essentially two-person drama. --Tom Keogh
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