Hero's Island

Hero's Island
Film poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed byLeslie Stevens
Written byLeslie Stevens
Produced byJames Mason
Leslie Stevens
StarringJames Mason
Neville Brand
Kate Manx
Rip Torn
Warren Oates
Brendan Dillon
CinematographyTed D. McCord
Edited byRichard K. Brockway
Music byDominic Frontiere
Production
company
Daystar Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • September 16, 1962 (1962-09-16)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hero's Island, also known as The Land We Love, is a 1962 American action film written and directed by Leslie Stevens. It stars James Mason, Neville Brand, Kate Manx, Rip Torn, Warren Oates and Brendan Dillon. It was released on September 16, 1962, by United Artists.[1][2]

The film, set in the early 18th century, is about a poor family homesteading on a remote Carolina island, leading to encounters with seagoing vagabonds, good and bad. It was filmed on location on California's Santa Catalina Island, which is much hillier and more arid than any actual part of the coastal Carolinas.

Plot

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In 1718 a recently freed family of indentured workers inherits the small uninhabited Bull Island off the Carolina coast. The family consist of husband and wife, one son, and a second son who they bought as a baby. The local fishermen who were already using the island think they own the island and attempt to force the family to leave, during which the husband is killed. The conflict over the island escalates as more people including a castaway, a fugitive from justice, and hired heavies join each side. Not everyone is who they seem or claim to be.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Hero's Island (1962) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Hero's Island". TV Guide. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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