---
title: 'Until They Sail (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/until-they-sail-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051141/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Until They Sail (1957)

1957 · 94 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Until They Sail is a 1957 American black-and-white CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie and Sandra Dee. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-anderson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Raksin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-raksin)
- **Producer:** [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)

## Cast

- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier)
- [Patrick Macnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-macnee)
- [Morgan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-jones)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Jean Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-simmons)
- [Charles Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-drake)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Wally Cassell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-cassell)
- [Dean Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jones)
- [William Boyett](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-boyett)
- [Sandra Dee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-dee)
- [Mickey Shaughnessy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-shaughnessy)
- [Piper Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/piper-laurie)

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