In 1957 Kenneth More appeared in a charming shipwreck tale, The Admirable Crichton. A few years earlier, when he was yet to establish himself as a star, he was in this un-charming shipwreck tale.
He players a stoker with an appallingly broad Irish accent who is shipwrecked with Joan Collins, who looks terrific, and George Cole and Robertson Hare. More is handsome enough but we have to sit through love scenes with Cole and Collins.
The film lacks comedy, romance and adventure. The story doesn't make logical sense - characters promptly fall in love with Collins then out of it. There's unpleasant scenes where Collin begs for the men to leave her alone and they don't. The adventures on the island mostly consist of Cole resisting his attraction to Collins (like he'd even had a chance normally) and Hare worried about standards and class based wackiness with everyone worried about Irish More getting his hands on booze, which does happen.
At least it's in colour and there's location work in Majorca, Spain. I like all these actors. Occasionally there's a glimpse of a more entertaining film - like when Collins takes over the island and runs things. I actually would have enjoyed a remake of this in the 70s or 80s when filmmakers were allowed to be a bit more naughty.
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