The Blue Lagoon

1949 PG-13 1h 41m

5.8 / 10 16

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5.8/10

YOUR RATING

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.

Director Frank Launder

Writers

Henry De Vere Stacpoole John Baines Frank Launder

Stars

Jean Simmons Donald Houston Noel Purcell

Michael, as child (as Peter Jones)

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Geronimo1967 9 Jul 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" (Jean Simmons) and "Michael" (Donald Houston) eff...