Directed by:
Jerry ThorpeScreenplay:
Norman KatkovCinematography:
Chuck ArnoldComposer:
Mark SnowCast:
Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander, Sean Young, José Ferrer, Susan Blakely, David Clennon, Richard Dysart, William Russ, George Coe, Matt Salinger, Madeleine Stowe, Arthur Rosenberg, Henry Bal (more)Plots(1)
The scene is Hawaii, 1937. The wife (Madeline Stowe) of a naval officer (William Russ) is beaten nearly to death by her lover (Matt Salinger)--her husband's best friend. Four native Hawaiians find the woman and take her to the hospital, then flee out of fear of being blamed for the assault themselves. The aristocratic mother (Jane Alexander) of the beaten woman knows the truth, but, coldly insistent upon maintaining white supremacy on the islands, orders her daughter to claim that the Hawaiian boys had abused her. A trial follows, complicated by an honest police officer (Kris Kristofferson), who doesn't believe the victim's story. (official distributor synopsis)
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Kris Kristofferson
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Jane Alexander
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Sean Young
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José Ferrer
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Susan Blakely
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David Clennon
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Richard Dysart
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William Russ
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George Coe
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Madeleine Stowe
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Arthur Rosenberg
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Henry Bal
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Clarence Felder
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George O'Hanlon Jr.
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Sandy McPeak
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Haunani Minn
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