Paradise Lagoon
1957 · Movie · NR · 94 min · ★ 6.9 · 66% critics
A well-meaning upper-class household is thrown into chaos when a sea voyage leaves family members and servants stranded on a remote island. Away from home comforts, old assumptions about rank and usefulness are challenged in a light, comic survival tale.
Based on The Admirable Crichton
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Details
- Original title
- The Admirable Crichton
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-06-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like gentle British comedy, island survival setups, and playful class reversal; Not for you if you want sharp modern realism or fast-paced adventure.
Pros: charming class satire; engaging performances; breezy island escapism | Cons: dated social attitudes; far-fetched romance; pat moments
Themes
- shipwreck
- satire
- based on play or musical
- survival
- stranded
- swimming
- deserted island
- south sea island
- class system
- 1900s
- kiss me
Cast & crew
Kenneth More
as Bill Crichton
Diane Cilento
as Eliza Tweeny
Cecil Parker
as Lord Henry Loam
Sally Ann Howes
as Lady Mary
Martita Hunt
as Lady Brocklehurst
Jack Watling
as Treherne
Peter Graves
as Brocklehurst
Gerald Harper
as Ernest
- MH
Mercy Haystead
as Catherine
Miranda Connell
Directed by Lewis Gilbert