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His Majesty O'Keefe

61.54 %|Jan 16, 1954|Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe 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 the swashbucker genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

Featured Crew

Byron Haskin
Director
Harold Hecht
Producer
Borden Chase
Screenplay
James Hill
Screenplay
Lawrence Klingman
Novel
Gerald Green
Novel
Norman Deming
Associate Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Burt Lancaster
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
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Joan Rice
Dalabo aki Dali
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André Morell
Alfred Tetins
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Abraham Sofaer
Fatumak, Medicine Man
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Archie Savage
Boogulroo
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Benson Fong
Mr. Chou
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Charles Horvath
Capt. Bully Hayes
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Philip Ahn
Sien Tang, Dentist
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Guy Doleman
Herb Weber
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Grant Taylor
Lt. Brenner
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Harvey Adams
Herr Friedlander
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James Dime
Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)
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Sol Gorss
Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
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Paul Picerni
Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
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Jack Stoney
Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)