The Blue Lagoon is a movie directed by Randal Kleiser in 1980 and based on the book of the same name by Henry de Vere Stacpoole, first published in 1908. The movie features Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels, Elva Josephson, Glenn Kohan, and others.
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Storyline
In the late Victorian period, two young cousins, Richard and Emmeline Lestrange, and a galley cook, Paddy Button, survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific and reach a lush tropical island. Paddy cares for the children and forbids them by Law from going to the other side of the island, as he had found remains from bloody human sacrifices on an altar there.
Movie vs Book
Year
1980
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Blue Lagoon
Director: Randal Kleiser
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Length: 1h44m
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Year
1908
Pages
141
Book Rate
7.20
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Book
The Blue Lagoon
Author: Henry de Vere Stacpoole
Country: UK
First published in: 1908
Length: 141 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Blue Lagoon
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Mikael Salomon
User polls & recommendations
“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
JOHN LE CARRE (Writer)
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