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About
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
Theatrical
Dec 10, 1964
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 18, 2001
Box Office
$12.5M
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
Walter Christopher Eckland
L
Leslie Caron
Catherine Freneau
T
Trevor Howard
Commander Frank Houghton
J
Jack Good
Lieutenant Stebbings
S
Sharyl Locke
Jenny
V
Verina Greenlaw
Christine
A
Alex Finlayson
Doctor Bigrave
P
Peter Forster
Chaplain
F
Frank Marocco
Accordionist
J
John Napier
Lt. Cartwright
S
Simon Scott
Captain of Submarine, USS Sailfin
D
Don Spruance
Navigator
K
Ken Swofford
Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
R
Richard Lupino
Radioman
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Quotes
See all →Escaping Conformity and Stagnation
Walter
Well see I thought they'd be more interested in what was in a man’s head, not around his neck. Then I noticed they all wore ties. They all looked alike. They all talked alike. They all behaved alike. They were all going the same way. No matter which way they said they were going. So what was the use of teaching them history, or anything. They weren’t learning by it. They were still creating the same world problems. So I packed, got on a boat, and got away from them.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Questioning the Desire for Heroism
Stebbings
It's a chance to become a hero!
[About the Coastwatchers]
Walter
Why would I want to do that?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
