The Hurricane (1937)★ 7.1/10
- Action
- Drama
- Romance
Directed by: John Ford
Written by: Dudley Nichols, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall, Ben Hecht
Unjustly imprisoned for striking a racist planter, Polynesian sailor Terangi’s attempts to escape to his island home, where he faces a relentless pursuit, just as a devastating hurricane threatens the island’s inhabitants.
- Original title
- The Hurricane
- Storyline
- A Polynesian sailor, Terangi, finds his life upended when he is unjustly jailed after striking a racist planter with political connections during a stop in Tahiti. Despite pleas from his ship’s captain and others, the strict French governor, Eugene DeLaage, refuses clemency. Terangi’s attempts to escape, and as DeLaage leads a manhunt, a catastrophic hurricane strikes, forcing the islanders to confront both human and natural justice.
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 3,437
- Companies
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company, United Artists, Artistas Unidos, Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF), Film Classics, Herzog-Filmverleih, Embassy Home Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), ClassicLine, Alive Vertrieb und Marketing, Kino Lorber, National Film, Royal Films, Showcase Video, Topanga Canyon Films
- Release dates
- US November 5, 1937
- SE February 7, 1938
- FI February 13, 1938
- DK February 18, 1938
- AR February 23, 1938
- AT March 1, 1938
- FR March 3, 1938
- PT March 30, 1938
- HK April 1, 1938
- NL April 4, 1938
- XYU April 27, 1938
- HU May 5, 1938
- IE August 26, 1938
- BE November 25, 1938
- JP December 15, 1938
- TR March 8, 1939
- SUHH September 4, 1944
- XWG May 24, 1950
- ES November 30, 1951