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title: 'Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heaven-knows-mr-allison-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050490/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

1957 · 102 min · Drama, Action, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is a 1957 American CinemaScope war film released by Twentieth Century-Fox starring Deborah Kerr as an Irish nun and Robert Mitchum as a U.S. Marine, both stranded on a Japanese-occupied island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Directed by John Huston, it was adapted by Huston and John Lee Mahin from the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [John Lee Mahin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lee-mahin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [Buddy Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-adler), [Eugene Frenke](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-frenke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Russell Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-lloyd)

## Cast

- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Deborah Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kerr)
- [Anna Sten](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-sten)

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