Island of The Blue Dolphins
– Based on the beloved book by Scott O'Dell, this family movie tells the adventures of a young Native ..
Based on the beloved book by Scott O'Dell, this family movie tells the adventures of a young Native American girl. After her father is killed by a malevolent white trapper, Karana joins her community as they leave their island home in the Pacific to live on the mainland. Upon her departure, Karana realizes that her brother has been left behind. She immediately swims back to be with him and the two remain on the abandoned island. Though Karana is able to domesticate a wolf, her brother is not so fortunate with the animals and is killed by a pack of wild dogs. She is left to survive against the odds.
10 Sep 1964
English
James B. Clark
Jane Klove, Scott O'Dell (novel), Ted Sherdeman
Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, Carlos Romero
When her whole tribe disappears from Westerners, Karana and her brother have to survive themselves. However, her brother is killed by wild dogs, and, all alone, she needs to survive on her own before befriending the very dog that killed her brother.
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.
20th Century Fox Film Corporation