UNITED STATES · 1937

The Hurricane

John Ford
Classical Hollywood colonial injustice wrongful imprisonment separation and reunion natural disaster indigenous resistance
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Synopsis

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.

Year1937
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
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