The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.
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- TriviaThis movie is based on the Newbery Award winning book "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. The book was based on the true story of a woman left behind on the Channel Islands by missionaries in the early 1800s. She lived alone on one of the islands for eighteen years and died of dysentery seven weeks after she was rescued and brought to the mainland. She is buried in the graveyard of the Santa Barbara Mission in California.
- GoofsKarana's hair does not grow any longer after the 18 years she's been on the Channel Islands. However, hair does have a terminal length that varies with the individual. Once it reaches that point, it stops growing.
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I liked the movie well enough, considering it came from 1964. I felt that they didn't depict the passage of time very accurately and I was surprised when all of a sudden, the movie was over. I know that books and movies are usually very different, but I think this movie could have been a far better representation of the book. Add some more details, don't change some of the details from the book. But hey, I'm not the director or in charge of the budget. That is the other thing to consider, budget. They didn't have big budgets back then and this was what they got for their budget. All in all, I enjoyed the movie well enough. I would enjoy seeing a remake with some better details, more representative of the book. Still an OK movie though.
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- Die Insel der blauen Delphine
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) officially released in India in English?
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