---
title: 'Donovan''s Reef (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/donovans-reef-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057007/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Donovan's Reef (1963)

1963 · 104 min · Action, Adventure, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai, Hawaii, but is set in French Polynesia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Producer:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [James Edward Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edward-grant), [James A. Michener](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-michener), [Frank S. Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-s-nugent), [Edmund Beloin](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-beloin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier)
- **Editor:** [Otho Lovering](https://cinepixo.com/people/otho-lovering)

## Cast

- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Edgar Buchanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-buchanan)
- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Dorothy Lamour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-lamour)
- [Jeffrey Byron](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-byron)
- [Frank Hagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-hagney)
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson)
- [Cesar Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-romero)
- [John Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alderson)
- [Patrick Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-wayne)
- [Lee Marvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marvin)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [Elizabeth Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-allen)
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)

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