''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 United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stud ...

. 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

* James Mason as Jacob Weber *

as Kingstree *Kate Manx as Devon Mainwaring * Rip Torn as Nicholas Gates *

as Wayte Giddens *Brendan Dillon as Thomas Mainwaring * Dean Stanton as Dixey Gates * Robert Sampson as Enoch Gates *

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 *

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 * 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 {{Action-drama-film-stub