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Synopsis. In 1870, a mutinous crew on the South Seas sets adrift Irish-American Capt. David Dean O'Keefe . Barely alive when his dory washes ashore on the island of Yap, O'Keefe is revived by German trader Alfred Tetens and medicine man Fatumak.
Stranded on the South Pacific island of Yap after his crew mutinies, American Capt. David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) discovers the island's coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil....
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Captain David O'Keefe was a real-life person, a 19th century Irish-born adventurer from Savannah, Georgia, who made his fortune in the copra trade on the South Pacific island of Yap. This film is a fictionalised version of his life-story, and as one might expect takes a few liberties with history.
Purchase His Majesty O'Keefe on digital and stream instantly or download offline. 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.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Andre Morell, Benson Fong and Philip Ahn. Stuck on the South Pacific Island of Yap after his squad mutinies, American Captain David O’Keefe (Burt Lancaster) finds out that the island’s coconuts are the source of a greatly valued oil.
His Majesty O'Keefe is a 1954 adventure film starring Burt Lancaster. The film was directed by Byron Haskin and Otto Heller and included choreography by Daniel Nagrin. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong.
