''Hero's Island'', also known as ''The Land We Love'', is a 1962 American
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...
written and directed by
Leslie Stevens
Leslie Clark Stevens IV (February 3, 1924 – April 24, 1998) was an American producer, writer, and director. He created two television series for the ABC network, '' The Outer Limits'' (1963–1965) and '' Stoney Burke'' (1962–63), and ''Se ...
. It stars
James Mason,
Neville Brand
Lawrence Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American soldier and actor. He was known for playing villainous or antagonistic character roles in Westerns, crime dramas, and ''films noir'', and was nominated for a BAFTA Awa ...
, Kate Manx,
Rip Torn,
Warren Oates
Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...
and Brendan Dillon. It was released on September 16, 1962, by
United Artists
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.
The film, set in the early 18th century, is about a poor family homesteading on a remote
Carolina island, leading to encounters with seagoing vagabonds, good and bad. It was filmed on location on California's
Santa Catalina Island, which is much hillier and more arid than any actual part of the coastal Carolinas.
Plot
Cast
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James Mason as Jacob Weber
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Neville Brand
Lawrence Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American soldier and actor. He was known for playing villainous or antagonistic character roles in Westerns, crime dramas, and ''films noir'', and was nominated for a BAFTA Awa ...
as Kingstree
*Kate Manx as Devon Mainwaring
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Rip Torn as Nicholas Gates
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Warren Oates
Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...
as Wayte Giddens
*Brendan Dillon as Thomas Mainwaring
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Dean Stanton as Dixey Gates
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Robert Sampson as Enoch Gates
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Morgan Mason
Alexander Morgan Mason (born June 26, 1955) is an American film producer, actor and political operative. He was born to actors Pamela Mason and James Mason, and is married to singer Belinda Carlisle.
Early life
Mason was born June 26, 1955 in ...
as Cullen
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Darby Hinton
Edgar Raymond Darby Hinton (born August 19, 1957) is an American actor. His parents were actor Ed Hinton (1919–1958) and Marilyn Mau Hinton (1922–1982). Both of his sisters, Darcy and Daryn Hinton, were actresses from childhood.Everett Aake ...
as Jafar
*John Hudkins as Bullock
*Bobby Johnson as Pound
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William Hart as Meggett
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1962 films
1960s action drama films
American action drama films
1960s English-language films
United Artists films
Films set in the 1710s
Films set in North Carolina
Films set on islands
1960s historical films
American historical films
1962 drama films
Films scored by Dominic Frontiere
Films directed by Leslie Stevens
1960s American films
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