Island of Love

"It's the Place Where They Invented It!"

1963 1h 53m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 7

Comedy

Synopsis

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Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase.

“It's the Place Where They Invented It!”

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Cast

Robert Preston
Steve Blair
Tony Randall
Paul Ferris
Giorgia Moll
Elena Harakas
Walter Matthau
Tony Dallas
Betty Bruce
Cha Cha Miller
Vassili Lambrinos
Professor Georg Pappas
Michael Constantine
Andy
Oliver Johnston
Prof. Krumwitz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morton DaCosta
Writers: Leo Katcher, David R. Schwartz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Morton DaCosta, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William H. Ziegler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robert Preston and Tony Randall and Giorgia Moll carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the Place Where They Invented It!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Morton DaCosta directs. Harry Stradling Sr. behind the camera. George Duning scores. William H. Ziegler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Morton DaCosta, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William H. Ziegler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Robert Preston and Tony Randall and Giorgia Moll carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's the Place Where They Invented It!".
7IMDB entry: tt0057189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.