Until They Sail
| Until They Sail | |
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| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Produced by | Charles Schnee |
| Screenplay by | Robert Anderson |
| Based on |
Until They Sail Return to Paradise (1950) by James A. Michener |
| Starring |
Jean Simmons Joan Fontaine Paul Newman Piper Laurie Sandra Dee |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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October 8, 1957 |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,841,000 |
| Box office | $1,420,000 |
Until They Sail is a 1957 American black-and-white CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Wise. The screenplay by Robert Anderson, based on a story by James A. Michener included in his 1951 anthology Return to Paradise, focuses on four New Zealand sisters and their relationships with U.S. Marines during World War II.
The film opens in a Wellington courtroom, where testimony prompts Barbara Leslie (Jean Simmons) to flash back to the events that led to the trial. She and her sisters Anne (Joan Fontaine), Evelyn (Sandra Dee), and Delia (Piper Laurie) live in Christchurch, where most of the male residents, including their brother Kit and Barbara's new husband Mark, are preparing to leave for World War II duty. Delia announces her engagement to Phil Friskett (Wally Cassell), known as "Shiner", who is one of the city's few remaining bachelors, but word of Kit's death dampens the celebration. Repressed and judgmental spinster sister Anne disapproves of the upcoming nuptials, but Barbara defends Delia's decision.
Within weeks of the marriage, the sisters come to resent Shiner's abuse and are happy to see him leave for active duty. Delia moves to Wellington to work for the Navy. When several hundred United States Marines are shipped to Christchurch following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the lonely local women are flattered by the attention they pay them. When Evelyn invites Capt. Richard Bates (Charles Drake) to dinner, he declines the offer, but not without attracting Anne's eye.
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