George chakiris and yvette mimieux in diamond head 1962 elizabeth allen in. Filmed in hawaii, the movie mixes the beauty of the island with an underlying tension within a family. Get the best deals on diamond head lp when you shop the largest online selection at. Diamond head 1963 is a film starring charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, and james darren, directed by guy green, and released by columbia pictures. Diamond head not rated 1h 47min drama, romance 27 december 1962 japan rich hawaiian pineapple grower and us senatorial candidate richard howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong sister, slone. Diamond head, in its treatment of race and obsessive family relations is enjoyable enough but its lack of tru bite, emotional depth and a far from believable ending results in a rather second rate outcome for all concerned. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Diamond head 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Scarce sexy cheesecake cover hawaiiana lp diamond head hula boys craftsmen 1950s. Who cares if the big self centered racist bigot finally got some. That said, its a good movie for a wet sunday afternoon and a fantastic adverisement for the hawaii tourist office. Make offer diamond head nm, stereo lp on colpix, 1963. Racial drama about a rich landowner in hawaii who opposes his sisters marriage to a polynesian. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Heston is a wealthy pineapple plantation owner and a bigoted bully who despite the fact that. Sloan yvette mimieux incurs her brothers wrath when she pledges her love to native hawaiian paul kahana james darren. Co starring in this romantic film set in hawaii is rugged charlton heston and george chakiris who won an oscar for west side story as the romantic interest for ms.
His familys agricultural dynasty isat stake and he cannot accept the concept of. Diamond head is a 1963 film starring charlton heston and is based on a novel by peter gilman. Diamond head, an instrumental song by the beach boys from the 1968 album friends diamond head song, an instrumental song by the ventures from the 1964 album walk, dont run, vol. Read the full synopsis of diamond head, 1963, directed by guy green, with charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, at turner classic movies. Diamond head is a 1963 eastmancolor drama romance film starring charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, and james darren, directed by guy green, and released by columbia pictures. Watch diamond head starring charlton heston in this drama on directv. Diamond head is a film directed by guy green with charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, france nuyen, year. Charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, france nuyen, james darren, 1963. The script is often risible, the racial angle is pretty simplistic even for 1963, and the performances are certainly nothing to. Diamond head is a 1963 eastmancolor drama romance film starring charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, and james darren, directed by guy. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The movie acts as if heston was the only one who really mattered and the.
Diamond head 1963 was a bigbudget drama starring charlton heston as richard king howland, a wealthy hawaiian plantation owner involved in messy family affairs. Diamond headgone with the wave is a colpix records twofer of soundtrack albums from the early careers of john williams and lalo schifrin, respectively. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Theres trouble in the island paradise of hawaii when pineapple plantation tycoon richard howland charlton heston objects to.
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Charlton heston leads an allstar cast in an epic film about ordinary citizens who must come together in the face of an unstoppable natural disaster. The film tackled issues of racism, abortion and even incest, becoming a moderate commercial success. The soundtrack album was released by colpix records cp 440. Diamond head 1963 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. The original music score was composed by john williams, hugo winterhalter composed the theme, and darren sang the title song. Diamond headgone with the wave is a colpix records twofer of soundtrack albums from the early careers of john williams and lalo schifrin, respectively diamond head 1963 was a bigbudget drama starring charlton heston as richard king howland, a wealthy hawaiian plantation owner involved in messy family affairs. Not sure what is more beautiful the scenery of hawaii or yvette mimieux. The movie acts as if heston was the only one who really mattered and the focus was all on him.
The 1963 movie, renamed diamond head, was supposed to star clark gable, but gable died before filming could start. Rent diamond head 1963 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Diamond head the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The part went to charlton heston, fresh from winning an oscar for ben hur. See the article in its original context from february 21, 1963, page 0 buy.
Prejudice and hypocrisy hit the hot sands of hawaii in diamond head 1963, when the head of a rich family, played charlton heston, though having an affair with a hawaiian native, refuses to let his sister marry one. The film tackled issues of racism, abortion and even incest, becoming a. Yvette mimieux diamond head 1963 bpa8je from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Diamond head 1963 cast and crew the head charlton heston of a hawaiian pineapple dynasty refuses to let his sister yvette mimieux marry a native. Hestons character, a pineapple planter and senatorial hopeful, is still nicknamed king, which was gables hollywood nickname. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
James darren, france nuyen, george chakiris, yvette mimieux, charlton heston. Howland learns the hard way that money and power cannot buy love and happiness. For movies of this ilk to be appreciated, one has to understand the times and not take these films very seriously. Rent diamond head 1963 starring charlton heston and yvette mimieux on dvd and bluray. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or. The head charlton heston of a hawaiian pineapple dynasty refuses to let his sister yvette mimieux marry a native. Rich hawaiian pineapple grower and us senatorial candidate richard howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong. Watch diamond head online stream full movie directv. Released 1963, diamond head stars charlton heston, yvette mimieux, george chakiris, france nuyen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
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