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Between the chestbarings, you can also detect the presence of a political parable about the innocent islanders of yap and the overbearing colonialists looking to make a killing off them. How can you not love the man for his fine acting, great body and wonderful smile. Find similar and related movies for his majesty okeefe 1954 byron haskin on allmovie. With his athletic frame, blinding grin, and iron jaw, hes a great adventurer. Vera cruz 1954 gary cooper, burt lancaster, denise darcel. David okeefe burt lancaster discovers the islands coconuts are the source of a. His majesty okeefe arrives at its anticipated slambang finale when okeefe does battle with greedy, usurping white traders. His majesty okeefe is a 1954 american adventure film directed by byron haskin and starring burt lancaster. Purchase his majesty okeefe on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Accattone accattone arco film, italian 2 fogli x sandro symeoni artwork. Burt lancaster stars as a man who makes his fortune by introducing modern farming to a south pacific island, while battling pirates and finding romance his majesty o keefe.
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