What an ensemble!
Part 'Swiss Family Robinson' and part 'Straw Dogs,' 1962's 'Hero's Island' is a curious but amiable allegory/adventure pitting a family of island-dwelling colonial-American pacifists against a small gang of local hooligan-fishermen, the lesson here being that when facing such odds it always helps (the former, of course) to have God and/or a famous blood-letting pirate on your side. Now, if you can swallow the forced premise, which plays out more like a '50s 'morality' western than a swashbuckler (the action is pretty lame, anyway), what makes this film remarkable is its unlikely lineup of iconic character actors-- Rip Torn, Neville Brand, Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton, all of whom receive substantial screen time-- plus the great James Mason (who also co-produced) as Blackbeard (if HI isn't the winning question to some arcane answer on 'Jeopardy' it ought to be). It's a sincere effort by TV producer/writer/director Leslie Stevens and his cast, and features some nice panoramic...
Excellent Dvd Movie
An Excellent reproduction of the original recording. Both the Audio and Video are of very high quality. I would buy other products from this vendor.
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