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Hero's Island

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After their master dies, servants Thomas (Brendan Dillon) and Devon (Kate Manx) and their children become homesteaders on a coastal island. But when Thomas is murdered by villainous settlers hoping to claim the land for themselves, Devon must raise the kids -- and fight off more attacks -- by herself. Luckily, however, she gets help from Jacob (James Mason), a mysterious shipwrecked stranger, and Nicholas (Rip Torn), a kindly sailor and slave ship escapee.

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Audience Member Weak acting performances and what appears to be a low budget production. The storyline appears to be a study of a needed drift from pacifism to violence. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member 83% "I am the devil!"-Jacob "Blackbeard" Weber (James Mason) I was looking for another SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, of course it wasn't, but it wasn't that bad ether. "God and us and the land."-Devon Mainwaring (Kate Manx) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member There's some nice location scenery to look at and James Mason delivers a decent performance as do some of the supporting players but this moves at a crawl for the first hour and even when it picks up towards the end it still isn't that exciting. The main actress is stiff and uncharismatic a major defect since so much of the story revolves around her. If you're a fan of pirate movies there are many others that would satisfy better than this, Blackbeard the Pirate with Robert Newton and Linda Darnell chief among them. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After their master dies, servants Thomas (Brendan Dillon) and Devon (Kate Manx) and their children become homesteaders on a coastal island. But when Thomas is murdered by villainous settlers hoping to claim the land for themselves, Devon must raise the kids -- and fight off more attacks -- by herself. Luckily, however, she gets help from Jacob (James Mason), a mysterious shipwrecked stranger, and Nicholas (Rip Torn), a kindly sailor and slave ship escapee.
Director
Leslie Stevens
Producer
Leslie Stevens, James Mason
Production Co
Daystar Productions, Portland Production
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 23, 2011
Runtime
1h 34m