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Donovan's Reef

Year:

1963

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

John Ford

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1963-06-12

Filming Locations: Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Edgar Buchanan

Jacqueline Malouf

Donovan's Reef

John Wayne

Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan

Lee Marvin

Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley

Elizabeth Allen

Ameilia Dedham

Jack Warden

Dr. William Dedham

Cesar Romero

Marquis Andre de Lage

Dick Foran

Australian Navy Officer Sean O'Brien

Dorothy Lamour

Miss Lafleur

Marcel Dalio

Father Cluzeot

Mike Mazurki

Sgt. Monk Menkowicz

Cherylene Lee

Sarah 'Sally' Dedham

Jeffrey Byron

Luki Dedham (as Tim Stafford)

Jon Fong

Mister Eu

John Alderson

Officer (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Captain Martin (uncredited)

Clyde Cook

Australian Officer

Carmen Estrabeau

Sister Gabrielle (uncredited)

Harold Fong

Sells Ameilia a Swimsuit (uncredited)

Dan Ford

Child (uncredited)

H.W. Gim

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Duke Green

Mate (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Tom Harris

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Freda Jones

Family Council Member (uncredited)

June Y. Kim

Servant (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Lawyer (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Family Council Member (uncredited)

King Lockwood

Lawyer (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Australian Navy Officer

Mae Marsh

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Michelle Mazurki

(uncredited)

Midori

Servant (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Yvonne Peattie

Sister Matthew (uncredited)

John Qualen

Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Festus (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Charles Seel

Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Leslie Sketchley

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

John Stafford

Child (uncredited)

Sara Taft

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

James (uncredited)

Aissa Wayne

Native Girl

Patrick Wayne

Australian Navy Lieutenant

Lee Woodd

Islander

Did you know?

Trivia

John Wayne's character's full name is Michael Patrick Donovan. However, he is rarely referred to by his given name. He is called either "Guns" or, occasionally, "Donovan" by most people throughout the movie. His full name is used only once, by Amelia when reading from the monument. He is called "Mike" several times, including the Captain of the Araner, LaFleur and Andre. As "Michael" by Sister Angelique (in French), Sister Mary Margaret, Andre and by Amelia on several occasions. Most notably Amelia, during their last scene, where she addresses him as "Michael" three times and "Michael Donovan" once.

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Jack Warden, who played Elizabeth Allen's father, was only nine years her senior in real life.

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This is the technically last movie that John Ford and John Wayne worked on together, although Wayne later provided the voice-over narration for Ford's documentary Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976).

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Goofs

When Donovan take the kids and Amelilia up the mountain to cut down an "island Christmas tree" they cut down a very pretty and bright green tree and put it in the back of the jeep. When they arrive back in town and pull up in front of Donovan's bar, the tree looks dead and shriveled.

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When Amelia first starts skiing, she loses her bathing cap. After falling in the water, the cap is back on her head.

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Ameilia presents Gilhooley with a Christmas present then goes out back of the bar to confront Donovan. When she returns, not more than a couple of minutes later, Gilhooley already has the train set put together on the bar and is playing with it.

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Quotes

Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Sending Morse Code message to Doc] Let's have it.

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Marquis Andre de Lage: Well, there is our Mike Donovan. Three children and not one marriage. Oh, I do not say that he's the first man to put the cart before the horse, but three carts and no horse? Huh?

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Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Aw, Monk, you're not gonna let three guys take on one - even if it is Gilhooley.

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