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UNITED STATES · 1963

Donovan’s Reef

John Ford
Classical Hollywood family reunion father-daughter relationship hidden identity tropical island setting high society clash
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Synopsis

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.

Year1963
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
MovementClassical Hollywood
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