- Release Date: 1951
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, Jeff Chandler, Everett Sloane ... see all
- Director: Delmer Daves
- Plot: Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre, assumes the native life and, after many trials with the native customs and their suspicions,... Read more
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I will never forget Kalua!
May 09, 2008
hans-08184781 - imdb.com
May 09, 2008hans-08184781 - imdb.com
I will never forget when I saw "Bird of paradise" and I have never forgotten the name Debra Paget. I was 16 years old, it was in 1952 and the movie was shown at the local cinema, a tiny place hiding... Full review
Bird of Paradise
Feb 01, 2008
polkemax - imdb.com
Feb 01, 2008polkemax - imdb.com
I, too, saw this many years ago. I actually have a few years on you, Yoshiyuki, as I'm 57. I saw it around 1960, maybe a little before. I've been looking for it for YEARS, too, but somewhere along the line... Full review
The movie was not made on Oahu
Jul 10, 2007
bill_walaka - imdb.com
Jul 10, 2007bill_walaka - imdb.com
The movie was actually filmed in a remote spot on a private estate (my family's) on the Island of Hawaii. For verification note that the Chiefess is Violet Nathanial. She was a life long member of Haili Church in Hilo which... Full review
Bird of Paradise: a teen-age crush and a wasted cultural opportunity
Aug 08, 2006
DRchezmoi - imdb.com
Aug 08, 2006DRchezmoi - imdb.com
I saw this film in the theater when it was first issued. I was 14. I sat through it twice. I became aware that I was not looking at what my friends were looking at. This film cemented my gradually-growing awareness... Full review
45 and never saw a better movie yet!!!!!
Apr 12, 2002
yoshiyuki - imdb.com
Apr 12, 2002yoshiyuki - imdb.com
My family and i just loved this movie when we first saw it over 27 and a half yrs ago. we have not seen another one better. I too can not find this film anywhere.I have searched i don't know... Full review
It is not only a beautiful film; it has authenticity
Mar 03, 2002
jeffhill1 - imdb.com
Mar 03, 2002jeffhill1 - imdb.com
When I first saw "Bird of Paradise", I was an adolescent and I saw it on television as a not-so-recent movie. I already had a crush on Debra Paget from having seen her as Morning Star in "Broken Arrow." I... Full review
A man from San Juan
May 21, 2001
calich - imdb.com
May 21, 2001calich - imdb.com
Bird of Paradise is a movie that stays in your mind after you see it for its fascinating story,natural sceneries and acting.Debra Paget is so sweet and sweet and sweet in her performance of "Kalua".Just remember the final scene when... Full review
Polynesian Beauty
Mar 19, 2001
artzau - imdb.com
Mar 19, 2001artzau - imdb.com
I'm an anthropologist and have been one for over 30 years. One of the reasons I decided to study this field, believe it or not, were the island films. They fascinated me as a kid. This one is no exception.... Full review
I was born and raised in the Hawaiian islands.
Jul 28, 1999
Chris-617 - imdb.com
Jul 28, 1999Chris-617 - imdb.com
My grandmother has told me a lot ancient legend of the Hawaiian islands. In which I do believe in. I've seen the Bird of Paradise movie for the first time when I was in grade school, then the last time... Full review
Two views of a movie
Jan 11, 1999
Juan L.Carrillo - imdb.com
Jan 11, 1999Juan L.Carrillo - imdb.com
"Todo el encanto de leyendas primitivas en una sinfonía de luz y color. Un himno al amor, a la belleza y a la aventura". With these words the Spanish newspaper "SUR" from Málaga in is issue nº 5249 announced on... Full review
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