A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.
Crew
John Huston
Director, Screenplay
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Charles Shaw
Novel
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director
Eugene Frenke
Producer
Buddy Adler
Producer
Arthur Ibbetson
Camera Operator
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
George Frost
Makeup Artist
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Malcolm Cooke
Sound Editor
Basil Fenton-Smith
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Angela Allen
Continuity
Leigh Aman
Production Manager
Lambert Williamson
Conductor
Stephen B. Grimes
Art Direction
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