THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN FILM

Sadie Thompson (1928)
The original silent movie version of Somerset Maugham's famous tale of the hooker and the repressed missionary.

Tabu (1931)
This silent movie classic deals with two lovers who escape to a tiny island on Bora Bora's barrier reef.

Bird of Paradise (1932)
Dolores del Rio and Joel McCrea act out the eternal tale of the Western sailor smitten by a Polynesian girl.

Rain (1932)
Director Lewis Milestone cast Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson in this remake of the Maugham story Rain.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
The famous mutiny is portrayed as a simplistic struggle between good and evil in this Oscar winning film.

The Hurricane (1937)
This black and white movie remains an audiovisual feast, and the climactic storm is not to be forgotten.

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
This wartime propaganda film starring William Bendix and Anthony Quinn brings the battles in the Solomons to life.

Return to Paradise (1953)
This Gary Cooper movie was entirely filmed on the Samoan island of Upolu.

South Pacific (1958)
The story of a wartime US navy nurse in love with a middle-aged French planter, based on a James A Michener novel.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
An extravagant MGM production starring Trevor Howard as Captain Bligh and Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian.

Donovan's Reef (1963)
John Wayne and Lee Marvin play war veterans living on a South Pacific island.

Hurricane (1979)
The Dino de Laurentiis version of Nordhoff and Hall's story was filmed on Bora Bora starring Mia Farrow.

The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Fiji's Yasawa Islands served as the setting for this romantic tale of a pair of child castaways.

The Bounty (1984)
This Bounty film comes closer to reality than the other two Bounty movies and the views of Moorea are stunning.

Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
The 1991 Blue Lagoon sequel made on Taveuni was about the two-year-old son from the 1980 film.

Love Affair (1994)
This film was shot partly on Moorea and partly aboard the famous passenger-carrying freighter Aranui.

Rapa Nui (1994)
Kevin Costner's production about the conflict between the "long ears" and the "short ears" on Easter Island.

The Thin Red Line (1999)
A reexamination of the Battle of Guadalcanal produced half a century later.

Cast Away (2000)
Filmed on Monuriki Island in the Mamanucas, Castaway conveys well the savage beauty of Fiji's westernmost islands.

The Other Side of Heaven (2002)
The true story of a young Mormon missionary sent to the remote Tongan island of Niuatoputapu in the 1950s.

Couples Retreat (2009)
Four couples try to work out marital problems at the St. Regis Resort on Bora Bora.

Secrets of the Lost Empires II (2000)
In this Nova documentary, a team of experts tries to unravel how the Easter Island statues were transported.

Chile and Easter Island (2002)
TV traveler Ian Wright touches briefly on Easter Island in this Globe Trekker Pilot Guides production.

A Day in Paradise (2003)
The soothing sights and sounds of Bora Bora presented in a widescreen 16x9 format without music or dialogue.

Coral Reef Adventure (2003)
The two-disc DVD version of a MacGillivray Freeman IMAX production filmed in Fiji by Howard Hall.

Earthly Edens: Bora Bora (2003)
A guided tour of the most beautiful island on earth.

Tahitian Hip-Hop (2003)
Island girl Kili's dancercize fitness workout based on Tahitian dance movements and hip hop.

Globe Trekker - Tahiti & Samoa (2004)
Follow Ian Wright on an adventure tour to all of the most famous sites.

China Clipper (2005)
A landmark documentary on Pan Am's conquest of the Pacific.

Hawaii and Tahiti (2005)
Covers the sightseeing attractions of the islands of Hawaii and French Polynesia.

Moorea Tiki Village Theatre (2005)
French Polynesia's most exciting Polynesian dance show, filmed live on Moorea.

Alternate Routes Cook Islands (2006)
A new direction in youth adventure.

Exploring Micronesia (2006)
Island hopping across the Pacific with a scuba diver.

Blue Water Destinations (2007)
The Marquesas Islands to the Tuamotu coral atolls with Bennett Media.

Dive Travel Fiji (2008)
The tropical South Pacific islands in the film adventure series.

Wild Pacific (2009)
A sweeping tour of the Pacific from BBC World.