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Pages in category "Films based on works by James A. Michener" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Works based on the writings of James A. Michener. Pages in category "Adaptations of works by James A. Michener" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Hawaii is a 1966 American epic drama film directed by George Roy Hill.It is based on the eponymous 1959 novel by James A. Michener.It tells the story of an 1820s Yale University divinity student who, accompanied by his new bride, becomes a Calvinist missionary in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiians, released in the UK as Master of the Islands, is a 1970 United States historical epic based on the 1959 novel Hawaii by James A. Michener.Starring Charlton Heston at the head of an ensemble cast, the two and one-half hour saga was directed by Tom Gries from a screenplay by James R. Webb.
It was based on a short story, "Mr. Morgan", by James Michener in his 1951 short story collection Return to Paradise, his sequel to his 1947 novel Tales of the South Pacific. It was filmed on location in Matautu, Lefaga Western Samoa (present-day Samoa ).
Caravans is a 1978 Iranian-American adventure drama film directed by James Fargo based on the 1963 novel by James A. Michener.Nancy Voyles Crawford wrote the screenplay. This film represents people of Afghanistan and their tradition in Qandahar, Badakhshan cities in that time and the Kochi people of Afghanistan.
The film was based on two books: James Michener's Kent State: What Happened and Why? and The Kent State Coverup by James Munves and Joseph Kelner. It was the strength of Michener's commercial reputation that sold the project to NBC. The original script was written by Gerald Green and then rewritten by Richard Kramer.
The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel of the same name. Unlike many 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice. [ 1 ] The picture was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1957, to critical acclaim and commercial success.