Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (1957)

Our screening in August is a 1957 DeLuxe Color CinemaScope film that tells the story of two people stranded on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Adapted by John Huston and John Lee Mahin from a 1952 novel by Australian writer, Charles Shaw, and directed by Huston, the film received two Oscar nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Deborah Kerr) and Best Screenplay Based on Material…