Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

7.3Approved102 minDirector: John Huston

1957 film by John Huston

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is a 1957 American CinemaScope war film directed by John Huston. It stars Deborah Kerr as Irish nun Sister Angela and Robert Mitchum as U.S. Marine Corporal Allison, both stranded on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

The film was adapted by John Huston and John Lee Mahin from the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw and was directed by Huston. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Deborah Kerr) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

The movie was filmed on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago in what was then the British West Indies. Producer Eugene Frenke later filmed The Nun and the Sergeant, a low-budget variation on the story, (1962), starring his wife Anna Sten.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison about?
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) — In 1944, the castaway Corporal Allison, adrift in a raft since his ship was attacked, lands on tiny Tuasiva Island, where he meets Sister Angela. She tells him that she is the only person on the island, having been left behind while trying to evacuate a priest. The nun and the ma
Is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison scary?
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