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Bird of Paradise is a american film of genre Drama directed by Delmer Daves released in USA on 14 march 1951 with Debra Paget

Bird of Paradise (1951)

Bird of Paradise
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Released in USA 14 march 1951
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating61% 3.097453.097453.097453.097453.09745

Bird of Paradise is a 1951 drama film directed by Delmer Daves. It stars Debra Paget and Louis Jourdan.

Synopsis

Andre Laurence (Jourdan) takes a trip to a Polynesian island with his college roommate Tenga (Chandler). He assumes the native life and marries his friend's sister, Kalua. An eruption of a volcano and the Kahuna, the island's shaman, decides that the volcano can be appeased with the sacrifice of Kalua.

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