Directed by:
Randal KleiserScreenplay:
Douglas Day StewartCinematography:
Néstor AlmendrosComposer:
Basil PoledourisVOD (2)
Plots(1)
The lush beauty and splendor of a South Pacific paradise is vividly captured in this version of Henry DeVere Stacpoole's 1903 novel. Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard (Christopher Atkins) make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. They learn to cope with the bewildering variety of physical changes that come with adolescence. And as they begin to mature, their childhood affections lead to a sensitive and more profound love and the birth of a child. But will they ever see civilization again? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Brooke Shields
USA
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Christopher Atkins
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Leo McKern
Australia
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William Daniels
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Alan Hopgood
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