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The Blue Lagoon (Original title)
Dates: 1948 (Copyright), 18 April 1949 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Frank Launder

Synopsis: Two children and a sailor are shipwrecked on a desert island. The sailor dies and the children grow up and learn to fend for themselves but always long for civilisation. Two disreputable sailors turn up, but quarrel and kill each other eventually the boy and girl fall in love and have a baby.

Genres:
Drama, Romance
Releases
Date: 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 103 mins Length: 9267 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Motion Picture Herald v176 n5 6 Aug 1949  Page: 4706
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v176 n5 6 Aug 1949: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v72 n5771 1 Mar 1949
Title: [Today's Cinema - v72 n5771 1 Mar 1949: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n184 April 1949  Page: 59
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n184 April 1949: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinema and Theatre v15 n2 January 1948  Page: 16
Title: [Cinema and Theatre - v15 n2 January 1948: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Launder and Gilliat
Author: BABINGTON, Bruce  Pages: 246 p.

Title: Jean Simmons' Blue Lagoon diary
Author: SIMMONS, Jean  Pages: [32]p.