The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)
| The Blue Lagoon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Launder |
| Written by | Novel: Henry De Vere Stacpoole Screenplay: John Baines Michael Hogan Frank Launder |
| Produced by | Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Thelma Connell |
| Music by | Clifton Parker |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £311,100 |
| Box office | £351,400 (by 24 December 1949) |
The Blue Lagoon is a 1949 British coming-of-age romance and adventure film directed by Frank Launder, produced by Launder and Sidney Gilliat), and starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. The screenplay was adapted by John Baines, Michael Hogan, and Launder from the 1908 novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Clifton Parker. The cinematographer was Geoffrey Unsworth.
The film tells the story of two young children shipwrecked on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. Emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they grow to maturity and fall in love. The film has major thematic similarities to the Biblical account of Adam and Eve.