The Blue Lagoon

No one to see them... No one to tell them... No one to stand in their way!

5.819491h 41m

Released

Drama

Romance

Overview

In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical island in the company of kindly old sailor. Together they survive solely on their resourcefulness and the bounty of their remote paradise.

StatusReleased

Release Date1949-03-01

Runtime1h 41m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Cast & Crew

Jean Simmons

as Emmeline Foster

Donald Houston

as Michael Reynolds

Noel Purcell

as Paddy Button

James Hayter

as Dr Murdock

Cyril Cusack

as James Carter

Maurice Denham

as Captain

Philip Stainton

as Mr. Ansty

Patrick Barr

as Mr Bruce

Russell Waters

as Craggs

Peter Jones

as Michael-child

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

6/10

Though still infinitely better than the syrupy 1980 remake, this is still a film that time has been pretty brutal to. The premiss is amongst the most natural we can imagine: a young girl and boy are shipwrecked on a tropical island and as they mature, so does their relationship. Partly out of necessity and partly out of choice, the two - "Emmeline"…

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