Hawaii
“James Michener's novel reaches the screen.”
1966 · 3 h 9 min
George Roy HillCast
Julie Andrews 
Max von Sydow 
Richard Harris 
Gene Hackman 
Carroll O'Connor Jocelyne LaGarde
Plot
A rigid New England missionary marries a young woman and sails to Hawaii, where his zeal clashes with the islanders.
Sinekatalog’s take
George Roy Hill's epic, with Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow and Richard Harris, is long and sweeping, with a strong take on colonial arrogance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (4,256 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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